Meanings
westerner1
plural westerners · alternative Westerner
- A native or inhabitant of the west of a region (or of the world as a whole).
- A native or inhabitant of the West, of the Western world—The United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. (Also written capitalized as Westerner.)
1 more example
The dispatches […] also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies. Having lectured the Arab world about democracy for years, its collusion in suppressing freedom was undeniable as protesters were met by weaponry and tear gas made in the west, employed by a military trained by westerners.
2013 June 7, Gary Younge, “Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 18Synonyms: westoid, occidental
Westerner2
plural Westerners
- Alternative letter-case form of westerner.
The two-storey "dome" cars, which are the outer vehicles of the centre triplet, are not for outsize Westerners, as the upper floor allows a mere 5 ft. 7 in. from floor to ceiling, while the height of the downstairs saloon is only 6 ft.
1959 June, “Super-railway planned in Japan”, in Trains Illustrated, page 3151 more example
I'd wanted to find someone who understood the culinary tradition behind the cooking of ginkgo nuts because all the recipes I'd found in English were written by Westerners experimenting rather than drawing on East Asian history and practice.
2016, Nathanael Johnson, Unseen City, →ISBN, page 100
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA native or inhabitant of the West, of the Western world—The United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. (Also written capitalized as Westerner.)
Origin
Translations
Arabic غَرْبِيّ
- غَرْبِيّ (ḡarbiyy)inhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Chinese Cantonese 西人
- 西人 (sai¹ jan⁴)inhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Chinese Mandarin 西方人, 歐美人 /欧美人
- 西方人 (xīfāngrén)inhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
- 歐美人 /欧美人 (ōuměirén)inhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Dutch westerling
- westerlinginhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Esperanto okcidentano
- okcidentanoinhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Finnish länsimaalainen
- länsimaalaineninhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
French Occidental, occidental
- Occidentalinhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
- occidentalinhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
German Westler, Abendländer
- Westlerinhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
- Abendländerinhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
- Wessiinhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Irish iartharach
- iartharachinhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Italian occidentale
- occidentaleinhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Japanese 西洋人, 欧米人
- 西洋人 (seiyōjin)inhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
- 欧米人 (ōbeijin)inhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Korean 서양인, 서구인
- 서양인 (seoyang'in)inhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
- 서구인 (seogu'in)inhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
- 구미인 (gumiin)inhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Malay orang barat
- orang baratinhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Polish osoba z Zachodu
- osoba z Zachoduinhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Portuguese ocidental
- ocidentalinhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Russian европе́ец, жи́тель За́пада
- европе́ец (jevropéjec)inhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
- жи́тель За́пада (žítelʹ Západa)inhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
- жи́тельница За́пада (žítelʹnica Západa)inhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
- уроже́нец За́пада (urožénec Západa)inhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
- уроже́нка За́пада (urožénka Západa)inhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Spanish occidental
- occidentalinhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Swedish västerlänning
- västerlänninginhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Thai ชาวตะวันตก
- ชาวตะวันตก (chaao-dtà-wan-dtòk)inhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Urdu فرنگی
- فرنگی (farangī)inhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Vietnamese người phương tây
- người phương tâyinhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Cite this entry
westerner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/westerner
“westerner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/westerner. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “westerner,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/westerner.
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