English

Noun

Arkansawyer ‎(plural Arkansawyers)

1. (US) A native or resident of the state of Arkansas in the United States of America.
   • 2003 March 9, Roy Reed, "Another Guy From Arkansas" (Book review of The Best Lawyer in a One-Lawyer Town: A Memoir by Dale Bumpers), New York Times (retrieved 25 Feb 2014):

     One opponent accused him of being "to the left of Hubert Humphrey," which was a hard thing to say about an Arkansawyer in 1970.

   • 2007 Dec. 26, "Sizing up Arkansan vs. Arkansawyer," The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (reposted at Arkansas Online) (retrieved 25 Feb 2014):

     The words Arkansan, Arkansawyer and Arkie are in common use. Each term has its partisans and its detractors.

Synonyms

• Arkansan, Arkansasan, Arkansasian, Arkie

References

• Arkansawyer at OneLook Dictionary Search
• Discussion of the terms Arkansan and Arkansawyer by Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin, YouTube (posted Feb. 11, 2013) (retrieved 25 Feb 2014)