southerner
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Southerner¹
- /ˈsʌðᵊnə/ Southern US
- /ˈsʌðᵊnəɹ/ Southern US
- /ˈsʌðɛnəɹ/ Southern US
noun Southerners
- Alternative letter-case form of southerner (native or inhabitant of the south of any region).
- A resident of the American South, often specifically a white resident of the American South. Lee, known through life as "Roony," was a Virginian of the eighteenth century... Tall, largely built, handsome, genial, with liberal Virginian openness towards all he liked, he had also the Virginian habit of command and took leadership as his natural habit. No one cared to contest it. None of the N
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Synonym of Confederate: a citizen of the Confederate States of America.
Similar: Confederate
southerner²
Where it comes from
From southern + -er.
noun southerners
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A native or inhabitant of the south of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as the United Kingdom.
Opposite: northerner
- Alternative letter-case form of Southerner (someone from one of the southeastern United States).
Similar: southron
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noun
Similar: southron
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noun someone from the area that once formed the CSA
| Español | sureño, sureña |
|---|---|
| Français | sudiste |
| Deutsch | Südstaatler, Südstaatlerin |
noun someone from the south of a region
| Español | sureño, sureña |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 南国人 nankokujin |
| 中文 | 南方人 nánfāngrén |
| Português | sulista |
| Français | sudiste, habitant du sud, habitante du sud |
| Deutsch | Südländer, Südländerin, Bewohner des Südens, Bewohnerin des Südens |
| Italiano | meridionale |
| Русский | южа́нин južánin, южа́нка južánka, жи́тель ю́га žítelʹ júga, жи́тельница ю́га žítelʹnica júga |
Talk about this word "southerner." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/southerner. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. southerner. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/southerner "southerner." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/southerner.Cite this
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title = {southerner},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/southerner},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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