Definition of Hipster

1. Noun. Someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle.

Exact synonyms: Flower Child, Hippie, Hippy
Group relationships: Flower People, Hippies, Hipsters
Generic synonyms: Crusader, Meliorist, Reformer, Reformist, Social Reformer

Definition of Hipster

1. Noun. A person who is keenly interested in the latest trends or fashions. (defdate from earlier 20th c.) ¹

2. Noun. A member of Bohemian counterculture. ¹

3. Noun. An aficionado of jazz who considers himself or herself to be hip. ¹

4. Noun. Underwear with an elastic waistband at hip level. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hipster

1. one that is hip [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hipster

hippuric
hippuric acid
hippuricase
hippurite
hippurites
hippuryl-L-lysine hydrolase
hippus
hippuses
hippy
hippy jump
hippydom
hippydoms
hippyish
hips
hipshot
hipster (current term)
hipsterdom
hipsterish
hipsterism
hipsterisms
hipsterland
hipsters
hipstery
hipt
hipwort
hipworts
hir
hirable
hiragana
hiraganas

Literary usage of Hipster

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"She didn't. She arrived out of breath and excited, jogging. She was apparent twenty, and dressed like a real twenty-year-old, in a hipster climate-control ..."

2. Proceedings and Debates of the Convention of the Commonwealth of by Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, Pennsylvania, John Agg (1839)
"... Mr. hipster, of Lancaster, r.onsi'leted the section an important one; but as In the amendment to substitute the word " serve," fur the words "hold ..."

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