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Definition of ridge runner in English:

ridge runner

noun

informal US

  • A mountain farmer of the southern US states.

    • ‘In between are similar terms with greater regional specificity: ‘cracker’ in Georgia and Florida; ‘linthead’ in the Carolinas; ‘okie’ in the West; ‘hillbilly’ or ‘ridge runner’ in West Virginia and the Midwest’.’

Pronunciation

ridge runner

/rij ˈrənər/ /rɪdʒ ˈrənər/