Definition of Knickerbocker
a descendant of the Dutch settlers of New York
Examples of Knickerbocker in a sentence
The knickerbocker was a settler that arrived in New York long before the United States was independent. 🔊
Martha told her children of their knickerbocker ancestor who was one of the first to arrive from Holland. 🔊
In the 1930s, the Dutch knickerbocker published a literary magazine with the same name, where he published news articles. 🔊
Some of the other New Yorkers made fun of the knickerbocker for his baggy-kneed trousers. 🔊
The knickerbocker was sure his family migrated from Norway, but wasn’t sure what Dutch city they left. 🔊
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