(common,masculine) American (a native of the Americas)
(masculine,proscribed) US-American (a native or citizen of the United States)
(historical,masculine,rare) someone who became rich in the Americas and returned to his country
(Philippines,US,masculine) person born and/or raised in the United States
(Philippines,historical,masculine,obsolete) person born and/or raised in Spanish America who immigrated or visited the Spanish Colonial Philippines or Spanish East Indies in general