southerner

[ suhth -er-ner ]

/ ˈsʌð ər nər /

a native or inhabitant of the south.

(initial capital letter) a native or inhabitant of the southern U.S.

Origin of southerner

First recorded in 1820–30; southern + -er¹

Note that this includes George H.W. Bush as a Southerner by virtue of his Texas residency.

Where Are The Southrons? |Justin Green |August 14, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Between 1952 and 2004, the major party Presidential tickets included at least one Southerner between them.

Where Are The Southrons? |Justin Green |August 14, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Before 2008, the last election not to include a Southerner was 1948, which included candidates from Kentucky and Missouri.

Where Are The Southrons? |Justin Green |August 14, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
For a Southerner, he is relatively immune to the cult of Bobby Lee.

The Best Civil War Books |Malcolm Jones |April 15, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

A month after meeting Stella, Castelli showed Cy Twombly, another Southerner like Rauschenberg and Johns.

The Svengali of Pop Art |Annie Cohen-Solal |May 13, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
"That's part of my plantation, yes," answered the Southerner.

Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue in the Sunny South |Laura Lee Hope
Rubbish—he's a loyal Southerner—and if we have to fight he'll be with us.

The Victim |Thomas Dixon
"Don't you want one of the windows for a souvenir," joked the Southerner.

The Boy Scouts of the Air in Indian Land |Gordon Stuart
A southerner, hearing a great commotion in his chicken-house one dark night, took his revolver and went to investigate.

Toaster's Handbook |Peggy Edmund and Harold W. Williams, compilers
Oh, a southerner would call it depression, and assign it to the liver, for he traces all trouble to that source.

Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers |Ian Maclaren

Southerner

/ (ˈsʌðənə) /

(sometimes not capital) a native or inhabitant of the south of any specified region, esp the South of England or the Southern states of the US