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Meanings of Northerner in English

Portuguese
gringa
Catalan
ianqui
Spanish
soldado del norte

An American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

gringa
Synonyms
Examples for "Yankee"
Examples for "Yankee"
1
That is the defect in the Yankee women; they have no character.
Cæsar or Nothing
2
I'll thank you not to use that Yankee expression in this house!
Go Set a Watchman
3
My father was right when he said I shouldn't marry a Yankee.
The irish devil
4
Only free enterprise and Yankee ingenuity could have brought about Model U-238.
The new yorker
5
They are charging right up in the midst of the Yankee line.
"Co. Aytch," Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment / Or, A Side ...
1
The situation was fubar, as the Yank soldiers were fond of saying.
A beautiful place to die
2
For the time being at least, they were free of Yank planes.
Red inferno: 1945
3
The fight has scarce begun, and the Yank has seen the fun
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, October 18, 1890
4
Captain Yank has been fighting with isolated guerrillas on the China coast.
The new yorker
5
If magazines didn't say otherwise, I could definitely pass as a Yank.
Unbearable lightness: a story of loss and gain
Usage of Northerner in English
1
Second, the Northerner will be sent out from a different email address.
The Guardian
2
However, three closing bogies sent the Northerner down into joint second place.
The Irish Times
3
The worthy Northerner had produced a very favorable impression upon his mind.
Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue / A Tal...
4
Shannon waited for the Northerner to look away before finishing his sentence.
Spellwright
5
The average, every-day Northerner thinks the threat of secession is mere bluff.
Westways: A Village Chronicle
6
The terrible, slow-kindling anger of this Northerner made Durnovo catch his breath.
With Edged Tools
7
Alan Sykes is the Guardian Northerner's arts expert and much more besides.
The Guardian
8
Then he married a local girl and transformed himself into a Northerner.
Bring the Jubilee
9
Like any Northerner, the familial link with Scotland is there, barely hidden.
The Irish Times
10
I've been Google-mapping for somewhere the Northerner seldom visits and found Sedbergh.
The Guardian
11
No Northerner would understand that a rebel could have any mutual right.
North America — Volume 1
12
For some my being a Northerner is even something of an attraction.
The Irish Times
13
But the Northerner is prepared to give Jim the benefit of the doubt.
The Guardian
14
That will mean surpassing the 18th position achieved by fellow Northerner, Ronan Rafferty.
The Irish Times
15
The Northerner was not in the least subdued, and remained fearless as before.
The Purchase Price; Or, The Cause of Compromise
16
The young Northerner observed their strong, muscular bodies and earnest faces.
The Victim: A Romance of the Real Jefferson Davis
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Catalan
ianqui
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