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Definition of Northerner

1. Noun. An inhabitant of the North.

2. Noun. An American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War).

Definition of Northerner

1. n. One born or living in the north.

Definition of Northerner

1. Noun. a native or inhabitant of the north of a region; especially one of the northern United States or United Kingdom. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Northerner

northern red oak northern screamer northern scup northern sea robin northern shoveler northern shovelers northern shrike northern shrimp northern shrimps northern snakehead

northern storm petrel northern territory northern white cedar northern whiting northern woodsia northerner northerners northernest northernly northernness

northerns northers northing northings northland northlands northness northnesses

Literary usage of Northerner

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1861)
"At Weiden a man supposed to be a Northerner was whipped and tarred and feathered just before the train arrived. There was a large crowd, deeply excited, ..."

2. Woodrow Wilson: His Career, His Statesmanship, and His Public Policies by Hester Eloise Hosford (1912)
"He is a Southern-Northerner and a Northern- Southerner;—a national favorite son, a Yankee-Doodle- Dixie candidate, your Joline letters, your cocked hats, ..."

3. Woodrow Wilson: His Career, His Statesmanship, and His Public Policies by Hester Eloise Hosford (1912)
"He is a Southern-Northerner and a Northern- Southerner;—a national favorite son, a Yankee-Doodle- Dixie candidate, your Joline letters, your cocked hats, ..."

4. The Whole Truth about Mexico: President Wilson's Responsibility by Francisco Bulnes (1916)
"... Yucatan Morelos Guerrero Northerner Northerner Northerner Northerner Northerner Northerner Northerner Native of Zacatecas Northerner Native of Vera Cruz ..."

5. The Riviera by William Scott (1907)
"... which to a Northerner would seem utterly incapable of cultivation, might well go to Corniglia simply to observe these vineyards. ..."

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