hiller en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɪlə(ɹ)/ (UK)
- /ˈhɪlɚ/ (US)
- [ˈhɪɫlɚ] (US)
- [ˈhɪlə(ɹ)] (UK)
Etymology
From hill + -er.
Meanings
-
(Appalachia, derogatory) A poor rural person.
But at my alma mater in West Virginia, we had a unique "Us & Them" sorting classification: you were either a “hiller” or a “creeker.”
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 27 Jul 2020:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hillers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |