Meaning

1 senses
  1. A native or inhabitant of the north of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as one of the northern United States, the north of Norway, etc.

    Bewohner des Nordens, Bewohnerin des Nordens, Nordländer

    северя́нинseverjánin, северя́нкаseverjánka, жи́тель се́вераžítelʹ sévera

    an inhabitant of the North

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Mary is a northerner. She comes from the Kiel region.

    deMaria ist ein Nordlicht. Sie kommt aus der Nähe von Kiel.

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  2. Northerners had expected to win the Battle of Bull Run.

    ruСеверяне рассчитывали на победу в сражении при Булл-Ран.

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  3. I can tell you're a northerner. You like hurrying a lot without purpose to it.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
person from the north of a region:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person from the north of a region:

Origin

From Middle English northerner, equivalent to northern + -er.

From Middle English northerner, equivalent to northern + -er.

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Forms

plural: northerners
Singularnortherner
Pluralnortherners

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War):YankeeYank

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
northerner — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto