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easterner

[ ee-ster-ner ]

noun

, (often initial capital letter)
  1. a native or inhabitant of an eastern area, especially of the eastern U.S.


Easterner

/ ˈiːstənə /

noun

  1. sometimes not capital a native or inhabitant of the east of any specified region, esp of the Orient or of the eastern states of the US
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of easterner1

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; eastern + -er 1
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Example Sentences

In this case the conditions would have rendered an Easterner incapable of hitting a feather pillow at three yards.

He had seen little of the Easterner during the past two or three weeks.

For these reasons the country-bred western youths are more liable to make a success of the work than the city-bred easterner.

Illugi then advanced against the Easterner, who on seeing him turned and ran about all over the island.

No Easterner with a delicate daughter was ever so anxious to buy a run-down place—not with a whole county to chose from.

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