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
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The company’s world-premiere production is a taut, skillful adaptation of the classic Norman Maclean novella about a stalwart Westerner and his gambling-addicted brother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Mr Krieger is the first Westerner ever sentenced to death in Belarus.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 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
As John E. Echohawk, executive director of the Native American Rights Fund, told the New York Times’ Adam Liptak: “He’s the only Westerner on the court. He knows these issues. He knows these tribes.”
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 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
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
"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
The little sister had married a westerner as poor as he was picturesque, and against her parents' wishes.
From The Lady Doc by Caroline Lockhart
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