KNICKERBOCKER


Meaning of KNICKERBOCKER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈni-kə(r)-ˌbä-kər ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.