Used in a Sentence

westerner

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for westerner.

Editorial note

Not a single South-westerner or even, to tell the truth, a genuine Westerner (California does not count).

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A native or inhabitant of the west of a region (or of the world as a whole).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of westerner gathered in one view.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the west of a region (or of the world as a whole).

noun

Alternative letter-case form of westerner. [A native or inhabitant of the west of a region (or of the world as a whole).]

noun

A native or inhabitant of the West, of the Western world—Europe and the Americas. (Also written capitalized as Westerner.)

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for westerner.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the west of a region (or of the world as a whole).

noun

Alternative letter-case form of westerner. [A native or inhabitant of the west of a region (or of the world as a whole).]

noun

A native or inhabitant of the West, of the Western world—Europe and the Americas. (Also written capitalized as Westerner.)

noun

A native or inhabitant of the Wild West. (Also written capitalized as Westerner.)

Example sentences

1

Not a single South-westerner or even, to tell the truth, a genuine Westerner (California does not count).

2

The condescension that western people show to the rest of the world is very grating, as a non-westerner.

3

There is something so alien about the Hindu religion that is frankly unpalatable to a certain type of westerner.

4

In fact, it mostly went to the salary of the skilled Westerner who is our organization.

5

But through the eyes of Orientalism, Japan's problems are unique and quaint, and the objective Westerner can dispose some sage wisdom[1].

6

Sure, they dress like westerner/hipsters but they still have a weird mix of superiority/inferiority complex.

7

You have to have strength to weight ratio far greater than the average westerner (remember that statistically half the population is female) to make serious use of pull up bars and rings.

8

As westerner tourists are fascinated by some places, these places quickly become fake, they become parodies of themselves and ultimately tourist traps.

9

It's rather interesting that you include Pride and Prejuidice in your examples because that's a novel that a non-westerner would not understand fully.

10

As a westerner with extremely limited exposure to asian languages, I'm not sure if I would do any better.

11

I had some young kids there tell me I was the first westerner they had ever seen.

12

The fascination and interest of westerner tourists is such a plague that it has killed some of the most characteristic and beautiful parts of the world.

Quote examples

1

Whereas Hanoi had the occasional "westerner" who tried his/her hardest to integrate with the Vietnamese culture, Saigon was full of loud, disrespectful foreigners who were just looking to work abroad (illegally) and bum off of the culture and cheap prices.

2

The more I read western news (and make no mistake, I'm a westerner) the more I'm under the impression of reading the "Pravda" back in its glorious days: "sleep well people everything is OK".

3

As for the loving, it's mostly the physical kind of loving (on the plus side: the women -and men- are physically a lot more attractive than the average westerner, and obviously nobody except one village leader and his "wife" are fat, usually not even them).

Proper noun examples

1

Their 9's are less half-circular than Westerner's are, and the 1's have a long stroke the top that looks like a sloppily written 7 to me.

2

As a Westerner, Japanese animation was unfamiliar and amazing.

3

I think I, a Westerner, wouldn't like living in NK.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use westerner in a sentence?

Not a single South-westerner or even, to tell the truth, a genuine Westerner (California does not count).

What does westerner mean?

A native or inhabitant of the west of a region (or of the world as a whole).

What part of speech is westerner?

westerner is commonly used as noun.