Confederate vs Southerner

Confederate

noun
  • A citizen of the Confederate States of America. 

  • A supporter of Irish Catholic self-rule during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. 

  • A supporter of Confederation between Newfoundland and Canada. 

adj
  • Of or relating to the political movement in favour of Confederation between Newfoundland and Canada. 

  • Of or relating to the Confederate States of America. 

  • Of or relating to Confederate Ireland or the Irish Confederate Wars. 

Southerner

noun
  • Synonym of Confederate: a citizen of the Confederate States of America. 

  • A resident of the American South, often specifically a white resident of the American South. 

How often have the words Confederate and Southerner occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )