sooner

1 of 2

noun

soon·​er ˈsü-nər 

plural sooners

1

: a person settling on land in the early West before its official opening to settlement in order to gain the prior claim allowed by law to the first settler after official opening

2

Sooner plural Sooners : a native or resident of Oklahoma

—used as a nickname

sooner

2 of 2

comparative of soon

Examples of sooner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Stutsman, a 6-foot-3, 233-pound All-SEC and All-Big 12 performer for the Sooners, was the selected in the fourth round of Saturday’s draft. —Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025

Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma Stutsman was a tackling machine for the Sooners with three consecutive seasons of over 100 tackles, while racking up 35 tackles for loss in that span. 98. —Joseph Person, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025

The Sooners moved on with a 96-62 win Monday over 6-seed Iowa. —Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025

That’s the bottom line: The Huskies, by virtue of their first-round win over the Sooners, get to keep dancing. —Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

sooner, comparative of soon

First Known Use

Noun

1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing sooner

• no sooner
• no sooner said than done
• no sooner than
• sooner or later
• sooner rather than later
• would sooner

Rhymes for sooner

• lunar
• schooner
• spooner
• tuner
• lacunar
• semilunar