Northerner

American

[nawr-ther-ner] / ˈnɔr ðər nər /

noun

(sometimes lowercase) a native or inhabitant of the North, especially the northern U.S.
(lowercase) norther.

Northerner British

/ ˈnɔːðənə /

noun

(sometimes not capital) a native or inhabitant of the north of any specified region, esp England or the US

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Etymology

Origin of Northerner

First recorded in 1825–35; northern + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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Pierce, a Northerner, believed that the Compromise of 1850 had solved the slavery issue, declaring, “We have been carried in safety through a perilous crisis …” He wanted Americans to concentrate on prosperity and peace.

From Literature

Meanwhile, in the South, most Confederates would be more familiar with “Dixie,” which Emmett, a Northerner, also claimed to have written.

From The Wall Street Journal

“History has placed us all, Northerner and Southerner, black and white, within a common border and under a common law,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

For most Northerners descending on Miami, sun and sand rank high on the priorities list.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Any time a cotton gin burned down in the South, they pointed to the Wide Awakes and other more radical antislavery Northerners and said, ‘This is arson.’”

From Los Angeles Times

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