northerners
People up top
Northerners are people from the northern part of a country or region.
In American usage, northerners typically means people from states above the Mason-Dixon line, especially in historical contexts involving the Civil War: Northerners and Southerners still argue about the war.
In England, it distinguishes those from industrial cities like Manchester or Leeds from Londoners.
The term often carries cultural assumptions about accent, temperament, or politics.
Restrained in manner
- stoicUncomplaining endurer of hardship
- hardyAble to endure difficulty
- practicalSuited for real use
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
no-nonsense · frugal · self-reliant · hardworking · industrious · tough · resilient · unpretentious
Prepared for cold weather
- snowboundConfined by winter weather
- layeringForming successive strata
- heartyWarm and substantial
- cold-adaptedSuited to freezing environments
weather-beaten · shoveling · salting · defrosting · heated · insulated · woodstove · fleece
Regional speech pattern
- dialectRegional language variety
- twangSharp vibrating sound
- drawlUnhurried, elongated speech pattern
- nasalityNose-resonant voice quality
clipped · brogue · slang · idiom · colloquialism · vernacular · pronunciation · intonation
Generous treatment of guests
- directnessQuality of being straightforward
- communityCollective of connected people
- potluckCommunal meal, shared contributions
- hockeyStick-and-goal sport
ice-fishing · hunting · lumberjack · mining · factory · union · blue-collar · storytelling
Cold-weather escapee heading south
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
- southboundHeading toward the pole below
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
diaspora · retiree · seasonal · fleeing · escaping · settling · homecoming · returning
reserved
Restrained in manner
blunt · no-nonsense · frugal · self-reliant · hardworking · industrious · tough · resilient · unpretentious · plain-spoken
winterized
Prepared for cold weather
cold-adapted · weather-beaten · shoveling · salting · defrosting · heated · insulated · woodstove · fleece · wool
accent
Regional speech pattern
nasality · clipped · brogue · slang · idiom · colloquialism · vernacular · pronunciation · intonation · cadence
hospitality
Generous treatment of guests
- directnessQuality of being straightforward
- communityCollective of connected people
- potluckCommunal meal, shared contributions
hockey · ice-fishing · hunting · lumberjack · mining · factory · union · blue-collar · storytelling · quilting
snowbird
Cold-weather escapee heading south
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
- southboundHeading toward the pole below
transplant · diaspora · retiree · seasonal · fleeing · escaping · settling · homecoming · returning · roots
- peoplesAmericans, British, Chinese, French, Germans
- residentsresident, residents, inhabitants, inhabitant, local
- Florida PeopleCubans, Seminoles, Haitians, Puerto Ricans, snowbirds