UKer en · NOUN
Etymology
From UK + -er.
Meanings
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(informal, uncommon) A native or inhabitant of the United Kingdom.
Personally, I would refer, politically, to someone from Northern Ireland as a UKer - unless I knew he preferred to be known as Irish; I do know, here in Nottingham, a UKer from Northern Ireland who refers to himself as Irish - I respect his definition.
2000 December 17, Rudolf Schwarzkopf-Zskai, “Who's a Brit?”, in alt.usage.english (Usenet), archived from the original on 04 Jul 2026:If fungshu is looking for 100 marks, I think British rule is already 85 marks. Macau is 40 marks to me. Of course having said that, I never think the UKers are angels.
2003 January 22, 糯米飯, “格拉斯哥流浪 - One”, in hk.rec.travel (Usenet), archived from the original on 04 Jul 2026:Yes, we UKers are non^([sic]) too happy with this situation.
2000 February 8, Alan Murphy, “The copyright folks in the UK -are- restrictive``^([sic])”, in sci.geo.satellite-nav (Usenet), archived from the original on 04 Jul 2026:So - are you insinuating that Nether Regioned people make proper tea[*] and that us UKers don't? UKers have a long tradition in tea-drinking y'know ... and most of the ones I know like it two-bags per four-person teapot strong with a dash of milk...[%]
1999 May 11, Suzi, “ClareCraft 1999”, in alt.fan.pratchett (Usenet), archived from the original on 04 Jul 2026:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| UKers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |