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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Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News, 17 Sep. 2025
With former Washington State star John Mateer at QB and Mateer's old WSU OC, Ben Arbuckle, calling the plays, the Sooners are flying high.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Kanak sits second on the Sooners in receiving yards (156) and third in both targets (12) and receptions (10), having established himself as one of Mateer’s go-to weapons.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Sooners wide receiver Deion Burks had seven catches for 101 yards and a touchdown.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The former Oklahoma quarterback struggled last season with the Sooners, lost the starting job for a few weeks and threw for just 1,421 yards in 10 games.
—Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News, 17 Sep. 2025
With former Washington State star John Mateer at QB and Mateer's old WSU OC, Ben Arbuckle, calling the plays, the Sooners are flying high.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Kanak sits second on the Sooners in receiving yards (156) and third in both targets (12) and receptions (10), having established himself as one of Mateer’s go-to weapons.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Sooners wide receiver Deion Burks had seven catches for 101 yards and a touchdown.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Sooner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sooner. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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