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Northerner

[ nawr-ther-ner ]
/ ˈnɔr ðər nər /

noun

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

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Origin of Northerner

First recorded in 1825–35; northern + -er1

Words nearby Northerner

northern corn-leaf blight, northern corn rootworm, Northern Cross, Northern Crown, Northern Dvina, Northerner, northern harrier, Northern Hemisphere, northern hog sucker, Northern Ireland, Northern Isles
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British Dictionary definitions for Northerner

Northerner
/ (ˈnɔːðənə) /

noun

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