"hiller" meaning in English

See hiller in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɪlə(ɹ)/ [UK], [ˈhɪlə(ɹ)] [UK], /ˈhɪlɚ/ [US], [ˈhɪɫlɚ] [US] Forms: hillers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪlə(ɹ) Etymology: From hill + -er. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|hill|er|id2=inhabitant}} hill + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} hiller (plural hillers)
  1. (Appalachia, derogatory) A poor rural person. Tags: Appalachia, derogatory Coordinate_terms: creeker, the next poorest socioeconomic class

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From hill + -er.",
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        }
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        {
          "ref": "2017 August 23, Trey Kay, “Us & Them: 'You're Either a Hiller or a Creeker'”, in Us & Them, Charleston, West Virginia, United States: West Virginia Public Broadcasting, archived from the original on 2020-07-27:",
          "text": "But at my alma mater in West Virginia, we had a unique \"Us & Them\" sorting classification: you were either a “hiller” or a “creeker.”",
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        }
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        "(Appalachia, derogatory) A poor rural person."
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
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      "ipa": "[ˈhɪlə(ɹ)]",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
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      "ipa": "/ˈhɪlɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈhɪɫlɚ]",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɪlə(ɹ)"
    }
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    {
      "word": "the next poorest socioeconomic class"
    }
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    }
  ],
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
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        "Rhymes:English/ɪlə(ɹ)",
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      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2017 August 23, Trey Kay, “Us & Them: 'You're Either a Hiller or a Creeker'”, in Us & Them, Charleston, West Virginia, United States: West Virginia Public Broadcasting, archived from the original on 2020-07-27:",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈhɪlə(ɹ)]",
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        "UK"
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    },
    {
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈhɪɫlɚ]",
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}

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