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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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
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
“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
The African sense of immediate family is far different from that of the European or Westerner.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
"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 westerner who knows the difference between soba and ramen noodles is not necessarily an adventurous traveller, conversant in the cuisine of east Asia.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 9, 2016
The Millers were counted a little above the average westerner in their method of living.
From Land of the Burnt Thigh by Stephen J. Voorhies
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