northerner

/ˈnɔːðənə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈnɔːrðərnər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnȯr-t͟hər-nər ˈnȯr-t͟hə-nər/ (ame, mw)

northerner — noun

  • northernersingular
  • northernersplural

1. a person whose home is in a country's northern region, especially when people ar

1.名詞B1
釋義

a person whose home is in a country's northern region, especially when people are talking about regional identity or differences

例句

Haruto is a northerner from Hokkaido and misses the long snowy winters.

a northerner from [region]

At university, Sade joked that every northerner in the dorm spoke faster.

同義詞
  • northern resident

    more formal and descriptive; common in reports rather than everyday conversation

  • local

    much broader; only works when the place has already been identified as northern

反義詞
  • southerner

    a person from the southern part of the same country

文法句型

a northerner from [region]

northerners and southerners

用法筆記

Often used when speakers compare accents, weather, politics, or habits within the same country. It usually refers to a person's home region, not simply a place they are visiting.

常見錯誤

❌The hotel was full of northerners from Canada, Brazil, and Kenya.
✅The hotel was full of tourists from Canada, Brazil, and Kenya.
💡'northerner' only works when you mean people from the northern part of the same country or from a clearly understood national north.