gentrifier

English

Etymology

gentrify +‎ -er

Noun

gentrifier (plural gentrifiers)

1. An agent of gentrification
   • 2009 January 2, Ben Sisario, “Out With the Knit, in With the Wine”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     This real-estate drama, however, has a twist: one of the area's gentrifiers is a stylish new restaurant and performance space opened by Michael Dorf, the founder of the Knitting Factory.