Meanings
northerner1
plural northerners
- 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.
"The Pacers have kept millions of northerners on the move. But while they have served us well and provided some communities with rail services they may have otherwise lost, it is time to give them a well-earned rest," said Northern Regional Director Chris Jackson.
2020 December 16, Richard Clinnick, “Network News: A new era as Northern bids a final farewell to Pacers”, in Rail, page 10Synonyms: Northron
Northerner2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishnortherner
- Englishnortherner
From Middle English northerner, equivalent to northern + -er.
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Catalan septentrional, nordista
- septentrionalperson from the north of a region
- nordistaperson from the north of a region
Chinese Mandarin 北方人
- 北方人 (běifāngrén)person from the north of a region
Czech seveřan, seveřanka
- seveřanperson from the north of a region
- seveřankaperson from the north of a region
Esperanto nordano, nordulo
- nordanoperson from the north of a region
- norduloperson from the north of a region
- nordlandanoperson from the north of a region
- nordistoperson from the north of a region
French habitant du nord, habitante du nord
- habitant du nordperson from the north of a region
- habitante du nordperson from the north of a region
- nordisteperson from the north of a region
German Bewohner des Nordens, Bewohnerin des Nordens
- Bewohner des Nordensperson from the north of a region
- Bewohnerin des Nordensperson from the north of a region
- Nordländerperson from the north of a region
- Nordländerinperson from the north of a region
Greek βόρειος
- βόρειος (vóreios)person from the north of a region
Italian nordista, nordico
- nordistaperson from the north of a region
- nordicoperson from the north of a region
Japanese 北国人
- 北国人 (hokkokujin)person from the north of a region
Polish osoba z Północy
- osoba z Północyperson from the north of a region
Russian северя́нин, северя́нка
- северя́нин (severjánin)person from the north of a region
- северя́нка (severjánka)person from the north of a region
- жи́тель се́вера (žítelʹ sévera)person from the north of a region
- жи́тельница се́вера (žítelʹnica sévera)person from the north of a region
Spanish norteño, norteña
- norteñoperson from the north of a region
- norteñaperson from the north of a region
Cite this entry
northerner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northerner
“northerner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northerner. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “northerner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northerner.
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