Arkansawyer

[ ahr-kuhn-saw-yer, -soi-er ]

noun

, Informal.

1. an Arkansan.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Arkansawyer¹

1905–10, Americanism; Arkansas + -yer, with s respelled as y on model of sawyer

Example Sentences

The best evidence that George W. Bush is more a son of Kennebunkport than of Midland is his college nickname, and when Bill Clinton claimed the G&T as his favorite drink, you could feel the Arkansawyer in him wanting to impress the Northeastern elite.

From Slate

While I am a Texan and six generations of my family have been so, I spent some 18 of the best years of my life in northwest Arkansas, and when it suits my purpose claim to be an Arkansawyer, and nothing so infuriates me as to have the accent misplaced.

From Time Magazine Archive