northerner Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an inhabitant of the North
  2. noun an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
    Yank; Yankee.

WordNet

North"ern*er noun
Definitions
  1. One born or living in the north.
  2. A native or inhabitant of the Northern States; -- contradistinguished from Southerner. U. S.

Webster 1913