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westerner

noun

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Pronunciation: /ˈwɛstənə/ / /ˈwɛstɚnɚ/

noun

Etymology: From western + -er.

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

    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, employed by a military trained by westerners.

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