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- [suhth -er-ner]
- /ˈsʌð ər nər/
- /ˈsʌð.ə.nər/
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- [suhth -er-ner]
- /ˈsʌð ər nər/
Definitions of southerner word
- noun southerner a native or inhabitant of the south. 1
- noun southerner (initial capital letter) a native or inhabitant of the southern U.S. 1
- noun southerner person from a southern region 1
- countable noun southerner A southerner is a person who was born in or lives in the south of a place or country. 0
- noun southerner a native or inhabitant of the south of any specified region, esp the South of England or the Southern states of the US 0
- noun southerner a person born or living in the south 0
Information block about the term
Origin of southerner
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; southern + -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Southerner
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
southerner popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% 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.
southerner usage trend in Literature
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