n. Slang.

1. A person who settled homestead land in the western United States before it was officially made available, in order to have first choice of location.
2. Sooner A native or resident of Oklahoma.

[From SOON.]

Sooners were persons who illegally entered certain lands in the Indian Territory prior to the date set by the U.S. government for the opening of the lands to settlement. The term was first used in connection with the settlement of the so-called Oklahoma Lands in 1889. A proclamation issued by President Benjamin Harrison authorized settlement of these lands as of noon, 22 April, and forbade any person to enter them earlier. Those who did so came to be called "Sooners." The term was also used at later openings of Indian Territory lands to settlement.

Bibliography

Joyce, Davis D., ed. "An Oklahoma I Had Never Seen Before": Alternative Views of Oklahoma History. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1994.

IN BRIEF: At an earlier time

Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness. — Edward Stanley

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The adverb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: comparatives of `soon' or `early'
  Synonym: earlier

Meaning #2: more readily or willingly
  Synonyms: preferably, rather

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - snarere, hellere

idioms:

• no sooner... than    ikke så snart... før
• sooner or later    før eller senere, før eller siden
• the sooner the better    jo før jo bedre

Nederlands (Dutch)
eerder, vlugger

Français (French)
n. - plus tôt, le plus tôt

idioms:

• no sooner than    aussitôt
• no sooner... than    aussitôt ... aussitôt ...
• sooner or later    tôt ou tard
• the sooner the better    le plus tôt sera le mieux

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Slang) Raffke, raffgierige Person, (Land)Besetzer

idioms:

• no sooner than    kaum ... da
• no sooner... than    kaum ... da
• sooner or later    früher oder später
• the sooner the better    je früher desto besser

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - νωρίτερα, γρηγορότερα, προτιμότερα

idioms:

• no sooner... than    μόλις, δεν έχω καλά-καλά... και
• sooner or later    αργά ή γρήγορα
• the sooner the better    όσο γρηγορότερα τόσο το καλύτερο

Italiano (Italian)
piuttosto

idioms:

• no sooner... than    detto fatto
• sooner or later    prima o poi
• the sooner the better    prima è meglio è

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - mais cedo

idioms:

• no sooner... than    no mesmo instante que
• sooner or later    mais cedo ou mais tarde
• the sooner the better    quanto mais cedo melhor

Русский (Russian)
поселенец, самовольно захвативший участок, проныра, человек, умеющий забежать вперед

idioms:

• no sooner... than    как только, не позже чем
• sooner or later    рано или поздно
• the sooner the better    чем скорее, тем лучше

Español (Spanish)
n. - más bien, más temprano

idioms:

• no sooner than    no antes de
• no sooner... than    en cuanto..., nada más...
• sooner or later    tarde o temprano
• the sooner the better    cuanto antes mejor

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - förr, tidigare, hellre, snarare

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
抢先占有土地的人

idioms:

• no sooner... than    说到做到
• sooner or later    迟早
• the sooner the better    越快越好

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 搶先佔有土地的人

idioms:

• no sooner... than    說到做到
• sooner or later    遲早
• the sooner the better    越快越好

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 선점 이주자, 오클라호마주 주민의 별명, 부정에 선수 치는 사람

idioms:

• the sooner the better    빠르면 빠를수록 좋다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 先駆け移住者, 抜け駆け利得者

idioms:

• sooner or later    いつかは
• the sooner the better    早ければ早いほどよい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) عاجلا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יותר מהר‬

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