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Oklahoman|əʊklaˈhəʊmən|
[f. Oklahoma, one of the United States, f. Choctaw okla nation, people + homma red: see -an.]
A native or inhabitant of the State of Oklahoma.
In quot. 1894 as the name of a newspaper.
1894(title) Evening Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Okla.). 1901Outlook (N.Y.) 2 Feb. 280/1 Many of the old Oklahomans who are selling out expect to secure new homes at the opening. 1934L. Gannett Sweet Land iv. 40 The Texans held that ‘Pretty Boy’ was no Oklahoman at all. Some held that he was a genuine West Texan. 1948Durant (Okla.) Daily Democrat 4 July 2/5 Every Oklahoman appreciates an agency which seeks to protect our lives and property. 1959C. Ogburn Marauders (1960) ii. 53 John P. McElmurray, a very tall, very spare, taciturn, profane Oklahoman. 1973Black Panther 1 Sept. 16/1 ‘Those animals,’ declared Mrs. Johnson, a typical racist Oklahoman. |