Westerner
noun
a native or inhabitant of the West, especially of the western U.S.
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Westerner
American
[wes-ter-ner]
/ ˈwɛs tər nər /
noun
(sometimes lowercase)
westerner
British
/ ˈwɛstənə /
noun
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Here is the quintessential Westerner about to transform himself from Honest Abe the rail-splitter into Father Abraham, the avuncular statesman capable of handling the looming crisis over disunion and slavery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Mr Krieger is the first Westerner ever sentenced to death in Belarus.
From BBC • Jul. 30, 2024
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
The African sense of immediate family is far different from that of the European or Westerner.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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