westerner

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westerner^¹

/ˈwɛstənə/ UK
/ˈwɛstɚnɚ/ US

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From western + -er.

noun westerners · Westerner

A native or inhabitant of the West, of the Western world—The United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. (Also written capitalized as Westerner.) The dispatches […] also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies. Having lectured the Arab world about democracy for years, its collusion in suppressing freedom was undeniable as protesters were met by weaponry and tear gas made in the west, emp
Similar: westoid, occidental
A native or inhabitant of the Wild West. (Also written capitalized as Westerner.)

Westerner^²

noun Westerners

Alternative letter-case form of westerner The two-storey "dome" cars, which are the outer vehicles of the centre triplet, are not for outsize Westerners, as the upper floor allows a mere 5 ft. 7 in. from floor to ceiling, while the height of the downstairs saloon is only 6 ft.

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noun inhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

Español	occidental
한국어	서양인 seoyang'in, 서구인 seogu'in, 구미인 gumiin
日本語	西洋人 seiyōjin, 欧米人 ōbeijin
中文	西方人 xīfāngrén, 歐美人 /欧美人 ōuměirén
Português	ocidental
Français	Occidental, occidental
Deutsch	Westler, Abendländer
Italiano	occidentale
Русский	европе́ец jevropéjec, жи́тель За́пада žítelʹ Západa, жи́тельница За́пада žítelʹnica Západa, уроже́нец За́пада urožénec Západa, уроже́нка За́пада urožénka Západa
Tiếng Việt	người phương tây
العربية	غَرْبِيّ ḡarbiyy

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@misc{westerner_2026,
  title = {westerner},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/westerner},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}