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southerner

noun

  1. person from the south
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English southern Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English southerner From southern + -er.

  1. A native or inhabitant of the south of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as the United Kingdom.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Southerner (someone from one of the southeastern United States).