Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Northerner /nôr'-thẽrn-ẽr/ · North·ern·er · IPA /nˈɔrðərnər/ 01 n. One born or living in the north. 1. One born or living in the north. 2. A native or inhabitant of the Northern States; -- contradistinguished from Southerner.[U. S.]