Standard Lemma guide

Southerner

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Southern-US: /ˈsʌðənə/
  • Southern-US: /ˈsʌðənəɹ/
  • Southern-US: /ˈsʌðɛnəɹ/
  • Pacific Northwest Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S AH1 DH ER0 N ER0 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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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

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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