hipster

noun

hip·​ster ˈhip-stər How to pronounce hipster (audio)
Synonyms of hipsternext
: a person who is unusually aware of and interested in new and unconventional patterns (as in jazz or fashion)

Examples of hipster in a Sentence

a movie that appeals equally to hipsters and suburbanites
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The hipster-cool studio expressed interest in using those viral fragments as the basis of a long-form project, and the kid known as @KanePixels suddenly found himself with a lucrative deal. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2026 This is the true soccer hipster’s dark horse. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 11 June 2026 At the heart of the documentary are the contrasting journeys of former enfant terrible of UK cuisine Marco Pierre White, and the young team behind rising Italian Japanese fusion restaurant Angelina in London’s hipster Dalston neighborhood. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 June 2026 Don’t miss this thoroughly engrossing catalog of the coolest people of the era and the rise of the hipster. Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for hipster

Word History

Etymology

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First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hipster was in 1939

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“Hipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hipster. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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