Definitions for Sooner

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Sooner soon·er

Spelling: [soo-ner]

IPA: /ˈsu nər/

Sooner is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 77 anagrams from letters in Sooner (enoors).

Definitions for Sooner

noun

1. a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
2. a person who gains an unfair advantage by getting ahead of others.
3. a native or inhabitant of Oklahoma (the Sooner State, ) (used as a nickname).

Idioms

1. sooner or later, eventually:
2. would sooner, to prefer to: Compare rather (def 9).

adverb

1. within a short period after this or that time, event, etc.:
2. before long; in the near future; at an early date:
3. promptly or quickly:
4. readily or willingly:
5. early in a period of time; before the time specified is much advanced:
6. Obsolete. immediately; at once; forthwith.

Origin of Sooner

An Americanism dating back to 1885-90; soon + -er¹

Examples for Sooner

“I hope we do it sooner rather than later,” said Feige, who declined to participate in this article.

No sooner was the first light streaking the horizon to the east than Andrew wakened.

Then as now, we all are at stake, and sooner or later, we all must make a stand.

So he lay down in the coffin but no sooner was he inside when bang!

This one, too, will go the way of all respiratory infections and sooner probably than later.

Those goals are like a desert mirage, and the sooner everyone realizes it the better the medium will be.

No sooner did the thought occur to him than he acted upon it.

The sooner you go to see Miss Wilder the sooner you'll know her fate.

But if I join to you, I'll have to meet him sooner or later.

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