Southerner

noun

South·​ern·​er ˈsə-t͟hər-nər How to pronounce Southerner (audio)
ˈsə-t͟hə-nər
: a native or inhabitant of the South
especially : a native or resident of the southern part of the U.S.

Examples of Southerner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Philip Roth used to say that listening to Dodgers games as a boy, with the eloquent Southerner Red Barber narrating the adventures of the Brooklyn Bums, taught him more about the power of point of view than any English class did. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024 Serving as antidotes to the ever-increasing temperatures, mountain towns are where Southerners go when the air gets too thick and even the shortest walk results in a level of perspiration typically only encountered during a high-intensity workout. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024 While the campaign ended, the ideas that had sucked white Southerners into paying for the rides up North did not. TIME, 21 Mar. 2024 Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, The Honey Baked Ham Co. has become a go-to for Southerners in a pinch, serving up juicy, expertly crafted hams that rival the hours of roasted from-scratch perfection. Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2024 The one exception was the Spencer House, a fancy hotel at Front Street and Broadway that was a resort for Southerners who brought along their families and slaves in the summer. Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2024 By the Cambridge calculus, Southerners are worse than Nazis? Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 27 Feb. 2024 Are the tastes of Southerners much different than Northerners? Louis Biscotti, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 The last time a Democrat won there in the general election was 1976, and the candidate was a fellow Southerner, Jimmy Carter. Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Southerner was in 1817

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“Southerner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Southerner. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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Southerner

noun
South·​ern·​er ˈsət͟h-ə(r)-nər How to pronounce Southerner (audio)
: a person born or living in the South (as of the U.S.)
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