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easterner

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: IY1 S T ER0 N ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of easterner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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3

noun

Meaning 3

an inhabitant of an eastern area; especially of the U.S.

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indweller

History

Etymology

From eastern + -er.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 東方人 /东方人 (dōngfāngrén) — a native or inhabitant of the east
  • Dutch: oosterling — a native or inhabitant of the east
  • Esperanto: orientano — a native or inhabitant of the east
  • French: Oriental — a native or inhabitant of the east
  • Georgian: აღმოსავლელი (aɣmosavleli) — a native or inhabitant of the east
  • German: Ostler — a native or inhabitant of the east
  • German: Ostlerin — a native or inhabitant of the east
  • German: Ossi — a native or inhabitant of the east
  • Middle Low German: ôsterlink — a native or inhabitant of the east
  • Polish: osoba ze Wschodu — a native or inhabitant of the east
  • Portuguese: oriental — a native or inhabitant of the east
  • Russian: жи́тель Восто́ка (žítelʹ Vostóka) — a native or inhabitant of the east
  • Russian: жи́тельница Восто́ка (žítelʹnica Vostóka) — a native or inhabitant of the east
  • Russian: уроже́нец Восто́ка (urožénec Vostóka) — a native or inhabitant of the east
  • Russian: уроже́нка Восто́ка (urožénka Vostóka) — a native or inhabitant of the east
  • Spanish: oriental — a native or inhabitant of the east
  • Swedish: österlänning — a native or inhabitant of the east
  • Turkish: doğulu — a native or inhabitant of the east
  • Turkish: şarklı — a native or inhabitant of the east