easterner

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English eastern Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English easterner From eastern + -er.

1. A native or inhabitant of the east of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as one of the eastern United States.