southerner

IPA: sˈʌðɝnɝ

noun

  • A native or inhabitant of the south of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as the United Kingdom.
  • (US) A resident of the American South, often specifically a white resident of the American South.
  • (US, historical) Synonym of Confederate: a citizen of the Confederate States of America.
  • Alternative letter-case form of Southerner (someone from one of the southeastern United States). [(US) A resident of the American South, often specifically a white resident of the American South.]
  • Alternative letter-case form of southerner (native or inhabitant of the south of any region). [A native or inhabitant of the south of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as the United Kingdom.]
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Examples of "southerner" in Sentences

  • As a lifelong southerner, what part of the Civil War am I suppose to be celebrating???
  • Perhaps Ray Marshall's days as a kid football player may help explain why this quiet southerner is holding his own in Washington.
  • Instead spoke about states right, which was, as you well know as a southerner, a code word for what a lot of people believe to be racism.
  • Evidently drawing great amusement out of the fact that the rest of universe sees that Clinton goes all "southerner" but only when she walks out on stage in front of black audiences
  • Jonathan is a southerner, meaning that should he take over if the president leaves office as the constitution states, he would be under pressure not to stand in 2011 presidential elections.
  • I have lived all over this great country and the true test of an authentic southerner is how he (she) phrases the above mentioned conflict, civil war, (northern term) war between the states (Midwesterner), war of northern aggression (true southern child).
  • "The Gineral was takin 'a ride with a southerner one day over his farm to Bangor in Maine, to see his crops, fixin mill privileges and what not, and the southerner was a turning up his nose at every thing amost, proper scorney, and braggin' how things growed on his estate down south.

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