an American an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) used by southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)
A nickname for a native or citizen of New England, especially one descended from old New England stock; by extension, an inhabitant of the Northern States as distinguished from a Southerner; also, applied sometimes by foreigners to any inhabitant of the United States
used by southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)