Northerner

[nawr-ther-ner]

noun

1. (sometimes lowercase),  a native or inhabitant of the North, especially the northern U.S.

2. (lowercase),  norther.

Northerner

/ ˈnɔːðənə /

noun

1. (sometimes not capital) a native or inhabitant of the north of any specified region, esp England or the US

Word History and Origins

Origin of Northerner¹

First recorded in 1825–35; northern + -er ¹

Example Sentences

“Any time a cotton gin burned down in the South, they pointed to the Wide Awakes and other more radical antislavery Northerners and said, ‘This is arson.’”

From Los Angeles Times

Daz Whitehead, of the team Northerners Kick Grass, is the most successful driver in the history of the race.

From BBC

Franklin Pierce, although a Northerner, fiercely defended slavery while signing the Kansas-Nebraska Act and enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act; he was a drunkard to boot.

From Salon

Given the context — liberal Northerners camped among conservative Southerners — one might have expected a “Stepford Wives” scenario, but this is something different.

From Los Angeles Times

Northerners are used to disappointment, but have we really been abandoned again in favour of the apparently easier growth hits available in the South?

From BBC