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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How it turns out will determine whether he is the deal maker he says he is or just another Westerner who thought he could best China only to find he’s been played.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Harila rejected claims made by Austrian climber Wilhelm Steindl that more would have been done if a Westerner had been hurt on the mountain.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 13, 2023
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
"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
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
He is the first westerner in his sect of master yogis to be ordained as a Mahant, or commander, with the authority to raise his own troops.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2013
Anxious to know what the westerner might want of Crazy Jim, Jerry agreed, and a minute later found the whole crowd bound for the nearest station-house.
From The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview by Ralph Bonehill
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