southerner
[
suh
th
-er-ner]
/ˈsʌð ər nər/
noun
1.
a native or inhabitant of the south.
2.
(
initial capital letter
) a native or inhabitant of the
southern
U.S.
Origin
1820-30;
southern
+
-er
1
British Dictionary definitions for
southerner
Southerner
/
ˈsʌðənə
/
noun
1.
(
sometimes not capital
) a native or inhabitant of the south of any specified region, esp the South of England or the Southern states of the US
Word Origin and History for
southerner
n.
1817, American English, from
southern
. Contrasted with
Yankee
by 1828.