In American English, an Easterner is a person from the eastern United States, especially the Northeast — the states north of Washington, D.C., such as New York, Massachusetts, or Pennsylvania.

In American English在美式英語裡, an Easterner isEasterner指的是 a person from the eastern United States來自美國東部的人, especially the Northeast尤其是東北部 — the states north of Washington, D.C.也就是華盛頓特區以北的那些州, such as New York, Massachusetts, or Pennsylvania像紐約、麻州，或賓州。

That is the tidy dictionary picture.

That is the tidy dictionary picture這是字典裡整整齊齊的說法。

Though actually, people use the word a little loosely. Someone from the East Coast in general might be called an Easterner, while someone from Georgia or Florida is more often called a Southerner, even though those states also sit in the east of the map. The line is more about how people live and how they sound than a fence on the ground.

Though actually不過實際上, people use the word a little loosely人們用這個字時其實有點鬆散。Someone from the East Coast in general一般來說，東岸的人 might be called an Easterner可能會被叫做Easterner, while someone from Georgia or Florida而喬治亞或佛羅里達來的人 is more often called a Southerner比較常被叫做Southerner, even though those states also sit in the east of the map即使那些州在地圖上其實也在東邊。The line is more about這條界線比較關乎 how people live and how they sound人們的生活方式和口音, than a fence on the ground而不是地面上一道實際的圍籬。

The word is often written with a capital E when it means this US group, like a label.

The word is often written with a capital E這個字通常大寫E開頭 when it means this US group當它指美國這群人的時候, like a label就像一個標籤。

Outside the US, easterner (often with a small e) can simply mean a person from the east of whichever country you are talking about, but it is not a word you will meet every day.

Outside the US在美國以外, easterner (often with a small e)easterner（通常小寫e） can simply mean可以單純指 a person from the east of whichever country you are talking about你談論的那個國家東部的人, but it is not a word you will meet every day但這不是一個你每天都會遇到的字。

It is about where a person is from. It is not which way they are travelling, and it is not a thing that sits furthest east.

It is about where a person is from它關乎一個人來自哪裡。It is not which way they are travelling它不是指這人正往哪個方向移動, and it is not a thing that sits furthest east也不是指位於最東邊的某個東西。