Arkansawyer
English edit
Etymology edit
From Arkansaw (older spelling of Arkansas) + -yer.[1]
Noun edit
Arkansawyer (plural Arkansawyers)
- (US) A native or resident of the state of Arkansas in the United States of America.
- 2003 March 9, Roy Reed, "Another Guy From Arkansas" (Book review of The Best Lawyer in a One-Lawyer Town: A Memoir by Dale Bumpers), New York Times (retrieved 25 Feb 2014):
- One opponent accused him of being "to the left of Hubert Humphrey," which was a hard thing to say about an Arkansawyer in 1970.
- 2007 Dec. 26, "Sizing up Arkansan vs. Arkansawyer," The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (reposted at Arkansas Online) (retrieved 25 Feb 2014):
- The words Arkansan, Arkansawyer and Arkie are in common use. Each term has its partisans and its detractors.
- 2003 March 9, Roy Reed, "Another Guy From Arkansas" (Book review of The Best Lawyer in a One-Lawyer Town: A Memoir by Dale Bumpers), New York Times (retrieved 25 Feb 2014):
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “Arkansawyer”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- Discussion of the terms Arkansan and Arkansawyer by Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin, YouTube (posted Feb. 11, 2013) (retrieved 25 Feb 2014)
- ^ “Arkansawyer”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.