westernernoun [ C ]
also Westerner uk/ˈwes.tə.nər/us/ˈwes.tɚ.nɚ/a person who comes from a country in the western part of the world, especially North America or western Europe:
Some of the Buddhists came from Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, while others were Westerners by birth.
a person who comes from the west of a country, especially the US:
Easterners and westerners were equally affected by these changes in American life.