noun

northerner

northerner

He is a northerner, from a cold state.

He is a northerner, from a cold state.

Northerners often have a different accent.

Northerners often have a different accent.

a northerner a person from the north She married a northerner.

Synonyms: Yankee (in US context); Antonyms: southerner

From 'north' + '-ern' (adjective suffix) + '-er' (agent noun suffix), meaning 'a person from the north'.

Think of a person ('-er') from the 'north'. It directly combines the direction and the person.

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