sooner

Plural: sooners

Noun

• One who settles on land before it's officially opened for settlement.
• a native or resident of Oklahoma

Adverb

• comparatives of `soon' or `early'
  • "Come a little sooner, if you can"
• more readily or willingly
  • "I'd sooner die than give up"

Adj

• comparative form of soon: more soon

Adv

• comparative form of soon: more soon
• rather.

Examples

• He was a Scrabble sooner, jumping on every triple word score before his opponent could.
• I would sooner die than marry you!
• Sooner than have a problem later, I made sure the policy was in order.

Synonyms

earlier, Oklahoman, preferably, rather

Anagrams of sooner