sooner

1. comparativecomparative form of soon: more soon

1. comparativecomparative form of soon: more soon
2. rather.

   I would sooner die than marry you!

   1 more example

   Sooner than have a problem later, I made sure the policy was in order.

plural Sooners

1. informalA native or resident of the American state of Oklahoma
   1. informalcollegiate sportsA competitor representing the University of Oklahoma.
2. historicalOne who crossed into Indian territory before the official opening of settlement in the Oklahoma land rush, in order to obtain land sooner.

   Some skunk of a Sooner, sneaking in ahead of the Run, had set the blaze to keep the Boomers off, saving the land for himself.

   1930, Edna Ferber, Cimarron, page 27