Northerner

American  

[nawr-ther-ner] / ˈnɔr ðər nər /

noun

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

2. (lowercase) norther.

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Northerner British  

/ ˈnɔːðənə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Northerner

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

Example Sentences

“History has placed us all, Northerner and Southerner, black and white, within a common border and under a common law,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

For most Northerners descending on Miami, sun and sand rank high on the priorities list.

From The Wall Street Journal

“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