sooner

noun 3

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noun

A native or resident of the American state of Oklahoma

One who crossed into Indian territory before the official opening of settlement in the Oklahoma land rush, in order to obtain land sooner.

Some skunk of a Sooner, sneaking in ahead of the Run, had set the blaze to keep the Boomers off, saving the land for himself.

ADJ.

ahead, all, better, finished, later, left, little

VERB + SOONER

come, didn't, die, having, reply, writing, written

PREP.

in, up

noun — a native or resident of Oklahoma

adverb — more readily or willingly

adverb — comparatives of `soon' or `early'

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see no, sooner, than.

He will arrive no sooner than I will.

Some skunk of a Sooner, sneaking in ahead of the Run, had set the blaze to keep the Boomers off, saving the land for himself.

Wiktionary

The sooner, the better.

Tatoeba · #2308

Sooner or later, you will regret your idleness.

Tatoeba · #15900

You'll learn how to do it sooner or later.

Tatoeba · #15901

The sooner you return, the happier your father will be.

Tatoeba · #17275

The sooner you give up, the greater the benefits.

Tatoeba · #18819

i Register

In some senses, sooner is marked as informal, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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