plural sooners
1
: a person settling on land in the early West before its official opening to settlement in order to gain the prior claim allowed by law to the first settler after official opening
2
Sooner plural Sooners
: a native or resident of Oklahoma
—used as a nickname
sooner
2 of 2comparative of soon
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Doug Haller, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
Burrow and the Tigers rolled Hurts’ Sooners, but – not for the last time – Hurts had proved the doubters wrong.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Texas grabbed first-inning leads in both of the championship series' games, but the Sooners eventually rolled to 16-1 and 10-5 victories.
—Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 5 June 2024
While many are already predicting an Oklahoma Sooner national title, with the return of a healthy Haleigh Bryant and KJ Johnson, the Tigers could feasibly push the Sooners for the top spot.
—Caroline Price, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Well, the Sooners that season didn’t have an A-game, Sampson said.
—Doug Haller, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
Burrow and the Tigers rolled Hurts’ Sooners, but – not for the last time – Hurts had proved the doubters wrong.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Texas grabbed first-inning leads in both of the championship series' games, but the Sooners eventually rolled to 16-1 and 10-5 victories.
—Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 5 June 2024
While many are already predicting an Oklahoma Sooner national title, with the return of a healthy Haleigh Bryant and KJ Johnson, the Tigers could feasibly push the Sooners for the top spot.
—Caroline Price, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Sooner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sooner. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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