Home › Words › U › uptowneruptowneruptowner means A person who comes from uptown.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, uptowner ranks #16,749 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom uptown + -er.nounA person who comes from uptown.e.g.“There was a healthy crowd: a mix of what looked like well-heeled uptowners, scruffy Brooklyn bohemians and clean-scrubbed Asian art students.” — 2007 January 14, Will Hermes, “Indie Rock’s Patron Saint Inspires a New Flock”, in New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).