sooner

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noun

soon·​er ˈsü-nər 

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

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comparative of soon

Examples of sooner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The former Oklahoma quarterback struggled last season with the Sooners, lost the starting job for a few weeks and threw for just 1,421 yards in 10 games. —Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News, 17 Sep. 2025

With former Washington State star John Mateer at QB and Mateer's old WSU OC, Ben Arbuckle, calling the plays, the Sooners are flying high. —Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025

Kanak sits second on the Sooners in receiving yards (156) and third in both targets (12) and receptions (10), having established himself as one of Mateer’s go-to weapons. —Dane Brugler, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025

Sooners wide receiver Deion Burks had seven catches for 101 yards and a touchdown. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

sooner, comparative of soon

First Known Use

Noun

1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing sooner

• no sooner
• no sooner said than done
• no sooner than
• sooner or later
• sooner rather than later
• would sooner

Rhymes for sooner

• lunar
• schooner
• spooner
• tuner
• lacunar
• semilunar