- a person occupying homestead land, as formerly in the W U.S., before the authorized time for doing so, thus gaining an unfair advantage in choice of location
- [S-]Informal a person born or living in Oklahoma
Origin of sooner
from comparative of soonsooner
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sooner
noun
Slang- A person who settled homestead land in the western United States before it was officially made available, in order to have first choice of location.
- Sooner A native or resident of Oklahoma.
Origin of sooner
From soonTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural Sooners)
- (informal) A native or resident of the American state of Oklahoma; a sports competitor representing the University of Oklahoma.
- (historical) One who crossed into Indian territory before the official opening of settlement, in order to obtain land sooner.
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