Home › Words › N › northernorther/ˈnɔː(ɹ)θə(ɹ)/norther means A strong north wind, a wind blowing from the north.norther is pronounced /ˈnɔː(ɹ)θə(ɹ)/.EtymologyFrom north + -er.nounA strong north wind, a wind blowing from the north.e.g.“Brisk winds from the south for several days in Texas are generally followed by a "norther."” — 1882, Signal Service Notes - Issues 1-20, page 87:verbTo move or go toward the north.e.g.“The hills […] run inland with a slight northering tendency.” — 1893, F. Adams, New Egypt, page 86:To blow from (closer to) the north, pushing ships (etc) towards the south; to have its apparent source shift northward.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.northerly 82% match — A northerly wind (that is, a northern wind, which blows from the north or northerly). vs norther →northwester 81% match — A strong wind blowing from the northwest. vs norther →souther 75% match — A strong wind blowing from the south. vs norther →northernly 73% match — Northerly. vs norther →southerly 69% match — A wind blowing from the south. vs norther →northron 69% match — A person from the North (of some country, region, etc); a Northerner. vs norther →northerner 68% match — A native or inhabitant of the north of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as one of the northern United States, the north of Norway, etc. vs norther →northeasterly 67% match — Situated in, or pointing towards, the northeast. vs norther →