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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Through interviews, legal analysis, and archival research, the mild-mannered Westerner emerges as the court’s most unpredictable—and most important—sitting justice.
From Slate ● May 13, 2026
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
Mr Vawdrey was the only Westerner on the main Fujitsu board, with responsibility for its operations outside Japan, including the UK which was an important market.
From BBC ● May 18, 2024
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
“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
"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
When I read this, the very first thing that cross my mind is to congratulate the best insight about China from a westerner, Prof. Martin Jacques.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 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
I went to North Korea twice in 2012: the only westerner granted total access to the country’s powerful propaganda film industry.
From The Guardian ● May 31, 2015
Do not capitalize westerner, southerner, western states and other such derivatives.
From The Style Book of The Detroit News by The Detroit News
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