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
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Unrest over Vietnam and civil rights, free love and gay liberation erupted around the Bay Area, fueled in part by Easterners who came seeking a break from society.
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Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
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
Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
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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Word History
First Known Use
1838, in the meaning defined above
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Easterner
noun
East·ern·er
ˈē-stə(r)-nər
: a person born or living in the East (as of the U.S.)
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