westerner
/ˈwɛstənə/US/ˈwɛstɚnɚ/
westerner noun: a native or inhabitant of the West, of the Western world—The United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. (Also written capitalized as Westerner.).
Noun (1)
westerner (plural westerners)
- A native or inhabitant of the West, of the Western world—The United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. (Also written capitalized as Westerner.)
- The dispatches […] also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies. Having lectured the Arab world about democracy for years, its collusion in suppressing freedom was undeniable as protesters were met by weaponry and tear gas made in the west...2013 June 7, Gary Younge, “Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 18
- Synonyms:
- westoid, occidental
- A native or inhabitant of the Wild West. (Also written capitalized as Westerner.)
Noun (2) capitalized: Westerner
Westerner (plural Westerners)
- Alternative letter-case form of westerner.
- The two-storey "dome" cars, which are the outer vehicles of the centre triplet, are not for outsize Westerners, as the upper floor allows a mere 5 ft. 7 in. from floor to ceiling, while the height of the downstairs saloon is only 6 ft.1959 June, “Super-railway planned in Japan”, in Trains Illustrated, page 315
- I'd wanted to find someone who understood the culinary tradition behind the cooking of ginkgo nuts because all the recipes I'd found in English were written by Westerners experimenting rather than drawing on East Asian history and practice.2016, Nathanael Johnson, Unseen City, →ISBN, page 100
westerner meaning in Urdu, Arabic, Malay and Thai
westerner in Urdu
- inhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
- فرنگی farangī
westerner in Arabic
- inhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
- غَرْبِيّ ḡarbiyy
westerner in Malay
- inhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
- orang barat
westerner in Thai
- inhabitant of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
- ชาวตะวันตก chaao-dtà-wan-dtòk
More languagesFewer languages
- westerner in Vietnamese
- người phương tây
Examples of westerner in a sentence
- Since most users on the site are westerners, we have banned Unicode in all text input boxes.
- Anyway, isn't it infra dig for a westerner to actually do anything these days?
- Peitaiho Beach is a seashore community created originally by and for westerners (i.e., non-Chinese).
Synonyms of westerner
Forms of westerner
| plural | westerners |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Westerner |
| plural | Westerners |
Origin of westerner
From western + -er.
Questions about westerner
- What does westerner mean?
- Westerner means a native or inhabitant of the West, of the Western world—The United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. (Also written capitalized as Westerner.).
- What is westerner in Urdu?
- Westerner in Urdu is فرنگی (farangī). See Westerner meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is westerner?
- Westerner is a noun.
- How do you pronounce westerner?
- Westerner is pronounced /ˈwɛstənə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of westerner?
- The plural of westerner is westerners.
Words near westerner in the dictionary
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