Easterner

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A native or inhabitant of the east of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as one of the eastern United States.
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of easterner. alt-of
  3. 3
    an inhabitant of an eastern area; especially of the U.S. wordnet

Synonyms

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yankee

Example

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"In the afternoon of the 27th of January of 2022, I was having iced tea and two pizzas inside the pizzeria, next to the window. A sturdy man, maybe a Middle Easterner, with white bristles on his muscular face, started eating his two pizzas at a table outside the window."

Etymology

From eastern + -er.

Related phrases

united states

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