ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
also tar·heel·er “ə(r)
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: tarheel from tar (I) + heel; tarheeler from Tarheel State, nickname for North Carolina + English -er
: a North Carolinian — used as a nickname
ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
also tar·heel·er “ə(r)
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: tarheel from tar (I) + heel; tarheeler from Tarheel State, nickname for North Carolina + English -er
: a North Carolinian — used as a nickname
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012