southron

[ suhth -ruh n ]

/ ˈsʌð rən /

noun

(usually initial capital letter) Scot. a native or inhabitant of England.

Nearby words

southington, southland, southmost, southpaw, southport, southron, southward, southwardly, southwards, southwark, southwell

Origin of southron

1425–75; late Middle English; earlier southren (variant of southern), modeled on Saxon, Briton, etc.

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Examples from the Web for southron

Fairly tired out with the struggle, the victim dashed down the machine and lay upon it, swearing like the regular Southron he was.
Tartarin of Tarascon|Alphonse Daudet
At every stride the Southron trod on their heels, and twice they had to abandon stores in order to keep out of his reach.
Monk|Julian Corbett
She wants to know why Scoodrach canna stay, when a strange Southron stops always in ta place.
Three Boys|George Manville Fenn
The warders at Berwick no longer look out from the castle walls to descry the glitter of Southron spears.
Lives of the Engineers|Samuel Smiles

At first Warren smiled, then he swore, as only a chivalrous Southron can!
The Ghost Breaker|Charles Goddard

British Dictionary definitions for southron

Southron

/ (ˈsʌðrən) /

noun

mainly Scot a Southerner, esp an Englishman

Scot the English language as spoken in England

dialect, mainly Southern US an inhabitant of the South, esp at the time of the Civil War

adjective

mainly Scot of or relating to the South or to England

Word Origin for Southron

C15: Scottish variant of Southern

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