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statesider

Or state sid·er

[steyt-sahy-der]

noun

  1. a person who lives in any part of the continental United States or conterminous United States, rather than in Hawaii or a U.S. territory.

    She runs a small farm in Guam, but for two months a year she’s a statesider in Kentucky.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of statesider1

First recorded in 1935–40; stateside + -er 1

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