A person who is from or lives in the southern region of a country, especially the southern United States.
From 'southern' (from Old English 'suðerne,' meaning 'of the south') + '-er' (a suffix making an agent noun, meaning 'one who is or does'). The word has been used for centuries to identify people by their geographic origin.
Southerner carries cultural weight in the United States — it's not just about geography but accent, food, manners, and history. Mark Twain and Flannery O'Connor wrote whole stories exploring what it means to be a Southerner!
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