Northerner
noun
North·ern·er
ˈnȯr-t͟hər-nər 
ˈnȯr-t͟hə-nər
: a native or inhabitant of the North
especially
: a native or resident of the northern part of the U.S.
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Henry Crawford, editor-in-chief of The Northerner, said the cats have become a symbol, of sorts, for stressed out college kids.
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Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Feb. 2026
George is a proud uncle to her two children
Ada welcomed two children with her husband Norman, who died in October 2004 of a sudden heart attack, according to The Northerner.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
Testing the system on the Northerner revealed parts of the ship’s rigging lying 60 feet away — remnants the team hadn’t known existed, said Caitlin Zant, maritime archaeologist at Wisconsin’s national marine sanctuary.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 30 Sep. 2025
To establish some clarity, and for a bit of fun, The Athletic sent me — a Northerner who has lived in London for almost three years but still gets lost — on a day-long, groundhopping adventure.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
One Northerner, Kyra Sedgwick, got a nod from some of our readers for her work in The Closer.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2025
Born in Kentucky in 1816, Harriet Bell escaped enslavement in 1844 with her husband, Lewis Hayden, making their way to safety in Canada with the help of a white Northerner.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
When not drawing his inspiration from the church, Gagnon looks to artists like fellow Northerner Noah Kahan and Zach Bryan.
—Spin Contributor, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
This monument commemorates 17 passengers and 21 crew members who died in 1860, after their steamer ship, the Northerner, struck a rock near Cape Mendocino and wrecked near the beach.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024
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Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Feb. 2026
George is a proud uncle to her two children
Ada welcomed two children with her husband Norman, who died in October 2004 of a sudden heart attack, according to The Northerner.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
Testing the system on the Northerner revealed parts of the ship’s rigging lying 60 feet away — remnants the team hadn’t known existed, said Caitlin Zant, maritime archaeologist at Wisconsin’s national marine sanctuary.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 30 Sep. 2025
To establish some clarity, and for a bit of fun, The Athletic sent me — a Northerner who has lived in London for almost three years but still gets lost — on a day-long, groundhopping adventure.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
One Northerner, Kyra Sedgwick, got a nod from some of our readers for her work in The Closer.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2025
Born in Kentucky in 1816, Harriet Bell escaped enslavement in 1844 with her husband, Lewis Hayden, making their way to safety in Canada with the help of a white Northerner.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
When not drawing his inspiration from the church, Gagnon looks to artists like fellow Northerner Noah Kahan and Zach Bryan.
—Spin Contributor, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
This monument commemorates 17 passengers and 21 crew members who died in 1860, after their steamer ship, the Northerner, struck a rock near Cape Mendocino and wrecked near the beach.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024
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Northerner
noun
North·ern·er
ˈnȯr-t͟hə(r)-nər
: a person born or living in the North (as of the U.S.)
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