south ‧ ern ‧ er BrE AmE , Southerner /ˈsʌðənə $ -ərnər/ noun [countable]
[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ south , ↑ southerly , ↑ southern , ↑ southbound , ↑ southernmost ; adverb : ↑ south , southward(s), ↑ southbound ; noun : ↑ south , ↑ southerner ]
someone from the southern part of a country