hiller

See also: Hiller

English

Etymology

From hill +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɪlə(ɹ)/, [ˈhɪlə(ɹ)]
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɪlɚ/, [ˈhɪɫlɚ]
  • Rhymes: -ɪlə(ɹ)

Noun

hiller (plural hillers)

  1. (Appalachia, derogatory) A poor rural person.
    • 2017 August 23, Kay, Trey, “Us & Them: 'You're Either a Hiller or a Creeker'”, in Us & Them‎ (in English), Charleston, West Virginia, United States: West Virginia Public Broadcasting, retrieved 2020-07-27:
      But at my alma mater in West Virginia, we had a unique "Us & Them" sorting classification: you were either a “hiller” or a “creeker.”

Coordinate terms
  • creeker, the next poorest socioeconomic class
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