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 2comparative of soon
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Jim Sergent, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Sam Landry — the right-handed pitcher transfer from Louisiana — leads the new-look Sooners, who returned only a handful of players from their 2024 title run.
—Lauren Merola, New York Times, 12 May 2025
If the Sooners slip up, UCLA could be poised to pounce.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The Sooners are coached by Porter Moser, who led Loyola-Chicago on a Cinderella run to the Final Four in 2018.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The Sooners are looking for their fifth consecutive title.
—Jim Sergent, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Sam Landry — the right-handed pitcher transfer from Louisiana — leads the new-look Sooners, who returned only a handful of players from their 2024 title run.
—Lauren Merola, New York Times, 12 May 2025
If the Sooners slip up, UCLA could be poised to pounce.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The Sooners are coached by Porter Moser, who led Loyola-Chicago on a Cinderella run to the Final Four in 2018.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Sooner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sooner. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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