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Arkansawyer
Ar·kan·saw·yer [ rkən sàw yər ] (plural Ar·kan·saw·yers)


noun 
Definition:
 
regional somebody from Arkansas: somebody who comes from Arkansas
[Early 20th century. <Arkansas + -yer in sawyer]

Regional History

Arkansawyer is, apparently, preferred by natives of Arkansas to the more familiar Arkansan.
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