noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Southern-US:/ˈsʌðənə/
Southern-US:/ˈsʌðənəɹ/
Southern-US:/ˈsʌðɛnəɹ/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Alternative letter-case form of southerner (native or inhabitant of the south of any region).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A resident of the American South, often specifically a white resident of the American South.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Synonym of Confederate: a citizen of the Confederate States of America.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, historical
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Confederate
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A native or inhabitant of the south of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as the United Kingdom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: northerner
5
noun
Meaning 5
Alternative letter-case form of Southerner (someone from one of the southeastern United States).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
an American who lives in the South
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: American
Narrower terms: Confederate, good old boy, good ole boy, good ol' boy
History
Etymology
From southern + -er.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
հարավցի
(haravcʻi)
— someone from the area that once formed the CSA
Esperanto:
Sudisto
— someone from the area that once formed the CSA
Esperanto:
sudisto
— someone from the area that once formed the CSA
French:
sudiste
— someone from the area that once formed the CSA
German:
Südstaatler
— someone from the area that once formed the CSA
German:
Südstaatlerin
— someone from the area that once formed the CSA
Polish:
południowiec
— someone from the area that once formed the CSA
Spanish:
sureño
— someone from the area that once formed the CSA
Spanish:
sureña
— someone from the area that once formed the CSA
Swedish:
sydstatsbo
— someone from the area that once formed the CSA
Swedish:
sydbo
— someone from the area that once formed the CSA
Belarusian:
паўднёвік
(pawdnjóvik)
— someone from the south of a region
Bulgarian:
южняк
(južnjak)
— someone from the south of a region
Catalan:
meridional
— someone from the south of a region
Catalan:
habitant del sud
— someone from the south of a region
Chinese Mandarin:
南方人
(nánfāngrén)
— someone from the south of a region
Czech:
jižan
— someone from the south of a region
Czech:
jižanka
— someone from the south of a region
Esperanto:
sudano
— someone from the south of a region
Esperanto:
sudulo
— someone from the south of a region
Esperanto:
sudlandano
— someone from the south of a region
Esperanto:
sudisto
— someone from the south of a region
Finnish:
etelän asukas
— someone from the south of a region
Finnish:
etelämaalainen
— someone from the south of a region
French:
sudiste
— someone from the south of a region
French:
habitant du sud
— someone from the south of a region
French:
habitante du sud
— someone from the south of a region
Georgian:
სამხრეთელი
(samxreteli)
— someone from the south of a region
German:
Südländer
— someone from the south of a region
German:
Südländerin
— someone from the south of a region
German:
Bewohner des Südens
— someone from the south of a region
German:
Bewohnerin des Südens
— someone from the south of a region
Irish:
deisceartach
— someone from the south of a region
Italian:
meridionale
— someone from the south of a region
Japanese:
南国人
(nankokujin)
— someone from the south of a region
Polish:
osoba z Południa
— someone from the south of a region
Portuguese:
sulista
— someone from the south of a region
Russian:
южа́нин
(južánin)
— someone from the south of a region
Russian:
южа́нка
(južánka)
— someone from the south of a region
Russian:
жи́тель ю́га
(žítelʹ júga)
— someone from the south of a region
Russian:
жи́тельница ю́га
(žítelʹnica júga)
— someone from the south of a region
Spanish:
sureño
— someone from the south of a region
Spanish:
sureña
— someone from the south of a region
Swedish:
sydbo
— someone from the south of a region
Welsh:
deheuwr
— someone from the south of a region
Welsh:
deheuwraig
— someone from the south of a region