[ noun ] an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S. <noun.person>
Westerner \West"ern*er\, n. A native or inhabitant of the west.
Reiner Gohlke, the first westerner to head the agency, quit after only five weeks.
'I've been flying these helicopters for 20 years and I have never heard of a mechanical failure,' said Mr Yuri Pornin, an Mi-17 representative, to a sceptical westerner.
Even better is to cook it. But getting to know Thai food presents problems to the westerner.
He had also borrowed money to buy his flat from the council, but would soon be unable to meet the repayments. When I gently explained that it was a familiar story for a westerner, he laughed ruefully.
These sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Brountas was urged to tell Dukakis that a southerner or westerner with experience in the areas of defense and foreign policy would enhance the party's chances the most in the fall.
Earlier this week, Republican chairmen from 18 western states urged Vice President George Bush to select a westerner as his running mate.