Hiller

//ˈhɪlɚ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A poor rural person. Appalachia, derogatory

    "But at my alma mater in West Virginia, we had a unique "Us & Them" sorting classification: you were either a “hiller” or a “creeker.”"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

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hindcloth

Example

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"But at my alma mater in West Virginia, we had a unique "Us & Them" sorting classification: you were either a “hiller” or a “creeker.”"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From hill + -er, given to people who lived by a hill.

Etymology 2

From hill + -er.

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