noun
- a person who lives in or is from the southern or lower part of a state, especially New York
Usage: chiefly U.S.; often used in New York to distinguish residents of New York City and surrounding areas from those upstate
Examples
- Many downstaters commute to New York City for work.
- The downstater complained about the rural character of the upstate region.
- As a downstater, she was unfamiliar with the farming communities north of the city.
- Downstaters and upstaters often have different political priorities.
- He moved from being a downstater to living in the mountains upstate.