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- [ee-ster-ner]
- /ˈi stər nər/
- /ˈiː.stən.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ee-ster-ner]
- /ˈi stər nər/
Definitions of easterner word
- noun easterner a native or inhabitant of an eastern area, especially of the eastern U.S. 1
- noun easterner A native or inhabitant of the east of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as one of the eastern United States. 1
- noun easterner person from eastern region 1
- countable noun easterner An easterner is a person who was born in or who lives in the eastern part of a place or country, especially an American from the East Coast of the USA. 0
- noun easterner a native or inhabitant of the east of any specified region, esp of the Orient or of the eastern states of the US 0
- noun easterner a person born or living in the east 0
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Origin of easterner
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1830-40; eastern + -er1
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Parts of speech for Easterner
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
easterner popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
easterner usage trend in Literature
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