Definition of Soonir
Soon"er (?), n. In the western
United States, one who settles on government land before it is legally
open to settlement in order to gain the prior claim that the law gives
to the first settler when the land is opened to settlement; hence, any
one who does a thing prematurely or anticipates another in acting in
order to gain an unfair advantage.
Soon"er (?), n. In the western
United States, one who settles on government land before it is legally
open to settlement in order to gain the prior claim that the law gives
to the first settler when the land is opened to settlement; hence, any
one who does a thing prematurely or anticipates another in acting in
order to gain an unfair advantage.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- comparative of soon.
- rather.
I would sooner die than marry you!
Sooner- A resident of the US state of Oklahoma, also given to competitors representing the University of Oklahoma.
- (historical) One who crossed into Indian territory before the official opening of settlement, in order to grab land sooner.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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