westerner
nounUK /ˈwɛstənə/ · US /ˈwɛstɚnɚ/
Etymology From western + -er.
› A native or inhabitant of the west of a…
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A native or inhabitant of the West, of the Western world—The United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. (Also written capitalized as Westerner.)
- The dispatches […] also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies. Having lectured the Arab world about democracy for years, its collusion in suppressing freedom was undeniable as protesters were met by weaponry and tear gas made in the west, employed by a military trained by westerners.2013 June 7, Gary Younge, “Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 18:
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A native or inhabitant of the Wild West. (Also written capitalized as Westerner.)