SOONER


Meaning of SOONER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsü-nər ]

noun

Etymology: sooner, comparative of soon

Date: 1890

1. : a person settling on land in the early West before its official opening to settlement in order to gain the prior claim allowed by law to the first settler after official opening

2. capitalized : a native or resident of Oklahoma — used as a nickname

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.