southerner

noun

1. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of southerner (native or inhabitant of the south of any region).
2. (US)A resident of the American South, often specifically a white resident of the American South.

   “...That the Democrats of Alabama would be most deeply hurt, shocked and disillusioned should any attack upon racial segregation be adopted as a plank in the 1948 party platform... Such an action by the National leadership of the Democratic party could but force every Southerner into the undesired position of determining which is the greater loyalty, that to the South, or that to the party.”

   “I have trouble understanding Southerners. Some of them sound like they're chewing on a dick. And I really have nothing against them individually; one by one they can be quite charming. But when you take them as a whole, there's some really dangerous genetic material floating around down there.”

3. (US, historical)Synonym of Confederate: a citizen of the Confederate States of America.
4. A native or inhabitant of the south of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as the United Kingdom.
5. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of Southerner (someone from one of the southeastern United States).