southerner

[suhth-er-ner]

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of the south.

2. (initial capital letter),  a native or inhabitant of the southern U.S.

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 History and Origins

Origin of southerner¹

First recorded in 1820–30; southern + -er ¹

Example Sentences

It spoke to me as a writer, as a Southerner and as a Black person,” he said in an email.

From Los Angeles Times

The Economic History Association sets the number at just under 25%, accounting for all Southerners.

From Salon

Meanwhile, popular and scholarly treatments of white Southerners as overwhelmingly conservative and racially regressive abound.

From Salon

Southerners wrote elaborate polemics describing Southern society as the natural heir to Athens and Rome, and Southern Protestant denominations split off from their Northern coreligionists, claiming the Bible sanctioned slavery.

From Salon

Given the context — liberal Northerners camped among conservative Southerners — one might have expected a “Stepford Wives” scenario, but this is something different.

From Los Angeles Times