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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