n.
Pronunciation: ' ni-k ə (r)- ˌ bä-k ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Diedrich Knickerbocker, fictitious author of History of New York (1809) by Washington Irving
Date: 1848
1 capitalized : a descendant of the early Dutch settlers of New York broadly : a native or resident of the city or state of New York ― used as a nickname
2 plural : KNICKERS