1. (

• Yankee ,
• Yank ,
• Northerner ,

) an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) ;

2. (

• Yankee ,
• Yank ,
• Yankee-Doodle

) an American (especially to non-Americans) ;

1. (

• yank ,
• jerk ,

) pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open" ;