a native or inhabitant of the south.
(initial capital letter) a native or inhabitant of the southern U.S.
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The mustached southerner, yachting enthusiast and philanthropist, whose empire also included sports clubs, had been suffering from the degenerative disease Lewy Body Dementia.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
A native southerner, Chelsey graduated from the University of North Carolina in 2014.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
He channels a southerner named Wade who raises horses and says, “You can always tell when a horse is being pumped full of testosterone — steroids doesn’t make the horse think any better.”
From New York Times • May 8, 2024
Yet he stood firm and loud in his defiance and the wind of multi-party change sweeping across Africa became a reality for President Biya, a southerner who had been in power since 1982.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2023
He liked Wight and liked the work; he liked especially one of Wight’s other draftsmen, a southerner named John Wellborn Root, who was four years younger.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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