statesider

or state sid·er

[ steyt-sahy-der ]

noun

1. a person who lives in any part of the continental United States or conterminous United States, rather than in Hawaii or a U.S. territory:

   She runs a small farm in Guam, but for two months a year she’s a statesider in Kentucky.

Word History and Origins

Origin of statesider¹

First recorded in 1935–40; stateside + -er ¹