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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Henry Chappell, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
Senior Jordan Bowers recorded her highest all-around total of 2025 on Sunday, earning three perfect tens to lead the Sooners to victory.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Young played for the Sooners before becoming the fifth overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
UConn is set to face No. 3 seed Oklahoma in the Sweet 16 on Saturday (5:30 p.m., ESPN) anchored by 6-4 All-SEC center Raegan Beers, and the Sooners have four players 6-3 or taller on their roster.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The meet came down to the wire between the Tigers and Gators for the second-place spot after the Sooners finished first with a score of 197.550.
—Henry Chappell, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
Senior Jordan Bowers recorded her highest all-around total of 2025 on Sunday, earning three perfect tens to lead the Sooners to victory.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Young played for the Sooners before becoming the fifth overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
UConn is set to face No. 3 seed Oklahoma in the Sweet 16 on Saturday (5:30 p.m., ESPN) anchored by 6-4 All-SEC center Raegan Beers, and the Sooners have four players 6-3 or taller on their roster.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Sooner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sooner. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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