Westerner

[ wes-ter-ner ]

noun

, (sometimes lowercase)

1. a native or inhabitant of the West, especially of the western U.S.

westerner

/ ˈwɛstənə /

noun

1. sometimes capital a native or inhabitant of the west of any specific region, esp of the western states of the US or of the western hemisphere

Other Words From

• an·ti-West·ern·er noun
• pro-West·ern·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Westerner¹

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; western + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Mr Krieger is the first Westerner ever sentenced to death in Belarus.

From BBC

Mr Vawdrey was the only Westerner on the main Fujitsu board, with responsibility for its operations outside Japan, including the UK which was an important market.

From BBC

“It was not a very imaginative performance,” Harold Schonberg of The New York Times said in his review of Mr. Pollini’s Carnegie Hall debut in 1968, eight years after the pianist had stormed to victory in the sixth International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw — the first Westerner to do so, and at only 18.

From New York Times

I have always been a bit wary of Hollywood depictions of samurai, particularly in stories told through a Westerner’s gaze.

From Los Angeles Times

But I think her role as a Westerner shaped her states’ rights views, and her role as a person who had been elected to public office shaped her view on a lot of issues that were related to elected officials.

From Slate