gentrifier
/ˈdʒɛntrɪfaɪər/
noun
- A person who moves into a poorer urban area and is part of the process of gentrification, often changing the character of the neighborhood.
- Not every newcomer is a gentrifier, but the term is used for those who accelerate neighborhood change.
- The new resident was seen as a gentrifier by some of the older neighbors.
- Gentrifiers often bring new businesses and higher rents to a community.
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