Westerner
noun
a native or inhabitant of the West, especially of the western U.S.
Westerner
American
[wes-ter-ner]
/ ˈwɛs tər nər /
noun
(sometimes lowercase)
westerner
British
/ ˈwɛstənə /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Westerner
Example Sentences
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For Dang, having a Westerner on board could help attract more money, a person familiar with the situation said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
The standard explanation is that Gorsuch is a Westerner who spent his childhood in Colorado and his lower court career adjudicating many “Indian law” cases on the U.S.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2023
“Tunnels” touches on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as no Westerner could, complete with an afterword that examines the role of storytelling via religion and archaeology in the region.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2021
"I'm not a Westerner, I'm a Chinese traditionalist," he says with a laugh.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2021
“Because, Been-tone, these heartbroken people are finally listening. It is you, because you are here beside me, because you are a Westerner, because you give them a reason to hope.”
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
She said she didn't see Carney, who spent much of the last decade away from Canada but was raised in Edmonton, Alberta's capital, as a westerner.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025
But if I, as a westerner, want to visit them for a week, I can easily get it in the UK.
From The Guardian ● May 1, 2020
"What they taught was so defined by Tibetan history and culture that I increasingly found the practices and so forth didn’t mesh with my yearnings, my longings, my needs as a westerner."
From Scientific American ● Oct. 29, 2017
“As a westerner, Ryan understands the challenges of having the federal government as your largest neighbor and I couldn’t think of a better fit for Secretary of the Interior.”
From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2016
Imbert Miller was a young native westerner whose family had been ranchers out there for a good many years.
From Land of the Burnt Thigh by Stephen J. Voorhies
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