1. a person who lives in or comes from the southern part of a country or region
2. a person from the Southern United States
Usage: often capitalized

Examples

• As a southerner, she wasn’t used to the harsh northern winters.
• The southerner spoke with a distinctive accent.
• Many southerners moved north during the Great Migration.
• He was a proud southerner who loved his home state of Georgia.
• The restaurant served traditional southerner cuisine like grits and cornbread.
• Being a southerner, she knew how to make authentic barbecue sauce.