Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913 Hesperian · Hes·pe·ri·an · IPA a. n. a. 01 a. Western; being in the west; occidental. 1. Western; being in the west; occidental.[Poetic] 02 n. A native or an inhabitant of a western country. 1. A native or an inhabitant of a western country.[Poetic] 03 a. Of or pertaining to a family of butterflies called Hesperidae, or skippers. 1. Of or pertaining to a family of butterflies called Hesperidae, or skippers.(Zool.)