sooner
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.soon·er
noun \ˈsü-nər\Definition of SOONER
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
capitalized : a native or resident of Oklahoma —used as a nickname
Origin of SOONER
sooner, comparative of soon
First Known Use: 1890
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