Northerner
noun
North·ern·er
ˈnȯr-t͟hər-nər 
ˈnȯr-t͟hə-nər
: a native or inhabitant of the North
especially
: a native or resident of the northern part of the U.S.
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This monument commemorates 17 passengers and 21 crew members who died in 1860, after their steamer ship, the Northerner, struck a rock near Cape Mendocino and wrecked near the beach.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024
So Northerners so jealous of these gorgeous blue blossoms could finally enjoy the beauty that we Southerners know every June.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 20 May 2024
George is a proud uncle to her two children
Ada had two children with her husband Norman, who died in October 2004 of a sudden heart attack, according to The Northerner.
—Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
That was to safeguard racial slavery from the threat posed by the election of an antislavery Northerner, Abraham Lincoln, as president of the United States.
—Daniel Feller, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2023
And for this frostbitten Northerner, the opportunity to let the sun shine in was too great to pass up.
—Jamie Kitman, Car and Driver, 1 Apr. 2023
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024
So Northerners so jealous of these gorgeous blue blossoms could finally enjoy the beauty that we Southerners know every June.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 20 May 2024
George is a proud uncle to her two children
Ada had two children with her husband Norman, who died in October 2004 of a sudden heart attack, according to The Northerner.
—Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
That was to safeguard racial slavery from the threat posed by the election of an antislavery Northerner, Abraham Lincoln, as president of the United States.
—Daniel Feller, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2023
And for this frostbitten Northerner, the opportunity to let the sun shine in was too great to pass up.
—Jamie Kitman, Car and Driver, 1 Apr. 2023
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Northerner
noun
North·ern·er
ˈnȯr-t͟hə(r)-nər
: a person born or living in the North (as of the U.S.)
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