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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: westerner /ˈwɛstənə/ n - (sometimes capital) a native or inhabitant of the west of any specific region, esp of the western states of the US or of the western hemisphere
west•ern /ˈwɛstɚn/USA pronunciation adj. - of, toward, or in the west:a western migration.
- coming from the west.
- of the West:[usually: Western]That country has resisted Western influence for centuries.
n. [countable] - Literature, Show Business[often: Western] a story, movie, or radio or television program about the U.S. West in the 19th century.
west•ern•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024West•ern•er (wes′tər nər),USA pronunciation n. (sometimes l.c.) - a native or inhabitant of the West, esp. of the western U.S.
- western + -er1 1830–40, American.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024west•ern (wes′tərn),USA pronunciation adj. - lying toward or situated in the west:our company's western office.
- directed or proceeding toward the west:a western migration.
- coming or originating from the west, as a wind.
- (often cap.) of, pertaining to, living in, or characteristic of the West, esp. the western U.S.:a Western ranch.
- (usually cap.) Occidental:to adopt Western dress.
- Government(usually cap.) of or pertaining to the non-Communist countries of Europe and the Americas:Western trade agreements.
- (cap.) of or pertaining to the Western Church.
n. - Literature, Show Business(often cap.) a story, movie, or radio or television play about the U.S. West of the 19th century.
- FoodSee western sandwich.
- a person or thing from a western region or country.
- bef. 1050; 1905–10 for def. 8; Middle English, Old English westerne, equivalent. to west west + -erne -ern
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