Easterner

noun

East·ern·er ˈē-stər-nər

ˈē-stə-nər

: a native or inhabitant of the East

especially : a native or resident of the eastern part of the U.S.

Examples of Easterner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Many elements of everyday East German life disappeared quickly after reunification – often to Easterners’ relief. —

Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023 His mother was an Easterner, his father a Westerner. —

Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 July 2022 No one liked the idea of a wealthy Easterner coming in and dominating the valley. —

Heather Hansman, Outside Online, 9 Mar. 2020 Setting aside the fact that genetically the distance between Mary, a Middle Easterner, and a European, is far smaller than that between a European and a half-Maori actress, there’s a big geographical confusion. —

Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2011

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