Meanings
midwesterner1
plural midwesterners
- Alternative letter-case form of Midwesterner.
But he's not a native midwesterner; he came here from Portland, Oregon, in 1973 to become an architecture student at the U. of I.
1988 August 26, Sandy Henderson, “In Print: Larry Kanfer's pictures of prairie poetry”, in Chicago Reader
Midwesterner2
plural Midwesterners · alternative midwesterner
- USA person from the Midwest.
People from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Kentucky are often considered Midwesterners.
Origin
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midwesterner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midwesterner
“midwesterner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midwesterner. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midwesterner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midwesterner.
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