About The Word Sooner
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What's The Definition Of Sooner?
[adv] more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up"
[adv] comparatives of `soon' or `early'; "Come a little sooner, if you can"; "came earlier than I expected" Synonyms | Synonyms for Sooner: earlier | preferably | rather Related Terms | Find terms related to Sooner: See Also | Sooner In Webster's Dictionary \Soon"er\, n.
In the western United States, one who settles on government
land before it is legally open to settlement in order to gain
the prior claim that the law gives to the first settler when
the land is opened to settlement; hence, any one who does a
thing prematurely or anticipates another in acting in order
to gain an unfair advantage.
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