easterner
/ˈiːstənə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈiːstərnər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈē-stər-nər ˈē-stə-nər/ (ame, mw)
easterner — noun
- easternersingular
- easternersplural
1. someone whose home is in the eastern part of a country, most often the United St
someone whose home is in the eastern part of a country, most often the United States
After moving to Seattle, Brooke still sounded like an easterner to her neighbors.
sound like an easterner to [group]
The documentary follows an easterner who feels lost on a Montana ranch.
At the rodeo, Devika admitted she was an easterner visiting Wyoming for the first time.
The senator joked that an easterner should not lecture farmers about drought.
Romi, an easterner from Boston, had never driven six hours without seeing a town.
- East Coaster
narrower and more informal; usually points to the Atlantic coast rather than the whole eastern half of the US
- northeasterner
more specific; refers to the northeastern states, not the entire East
- westerner
a person from the western part of the same country, especially the US
- Midwesterner
a person from the central northern states of the US, not the East
文法句型
an easterner from [city/state]
easterners and westerners
用法筆記
This sense is most common in US English when speakers contrast regional habits, speech, or identity. It often appears beside words like 'westerner' or 'Midwesterner'.
常見錯誤
2. someone from Asia, especially in writing that contrasts the East with Europe or
someone from Asia, especially in writing that contrasts the East with Europe or the West
In the old novel, the sailor calls every visitor from China an easterner.
call + nationality group + an easterner
The travel essay describes Yuki as an easterner studying art in Paris.
During the lecture, the professor described Ravi as an easterner shaped by Asian customs.
A museum guide explained how older writers imagined the easterner.
In that film, Sofia plays an easterner who surprises a rich London family.
- westerner
used when the contrast is between Asia or the East and the Western world
文法句型
an easterner from [Asian country]
easterner and westerner
用法筆記
Today, 'Asian' is the usual neutral word in everyday English. This sense of 'easterner' sounds older and is mainly used in literary, historical, or contrastive contexts.