Knick·er·bock·er (n k  r-b k r)n. 1. a. A descendant of the Dutch settlers of New York. b. A native or inhabitant of New York. 2. knickerbockers Full breeches gathered and banded just below the knee; knickers. [After Diedrich Knickerbocker, fictitious author of History of New York by Washington Irving.] |
Knickerbocker [ˈnɪkəˌbɒkə]
n US
1. a descendant of the original Dutch settlers of New York
2. an inhabitant of New York
[named after Diedrich Knickerbocker, fictitious Dutchman alleged to be the author of Washington Irving's History of New York (1809)]
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