northwesterner
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- noun
- /nɔrθˈwɛstərnər/
- I was standing, like a good Northwesterner, in the produce section of my locally owned organic-food supermarket—this was a couple of years ago, not long after I had moved to Portland from the New York City area—when I heard a voice in my ear.
- Pacific northwesterner
Examples
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Many Northwesterners enjoy outdoor activities such as hiking, kayaking, and skiing in their stunning natural surroundings.
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In the past month, Jude has gotten into his new routine and is settling in as a temporary Northwesterner pretty well.
Blog text (19) -
Lesley Conger's writings include five books and numerous short stories, radio plays, and essays. She has been a lifelong Northwesterner and lives on San Juan Island in the State of Washington.
Fiction book (1995) -
As an established academic, committed providential historian, and lifelong Pacific Northwesterner whose father had known Whitman personally, Eells was uniquely well positioned for this work.
Academic text (2018) -
Severe thunderstorms had passed through the area that afternoon, causing me to look at the ornery yellow sky with the distrusting eye of a Pacific Northwesterner muttering under my breath, "God, I hope this doesn't keep people away."
Fiction book (1998) -
As a lifelong Northwesterner, she loves the vibrant culture and breathtaking landscapes of the Pacific Northwest.
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He moved to Seattle and quickly identified himself as a proud Northwesterner, embracing the local coffee culture and rainy weather.
Surface Forms
Morphology
northwesterner = northwestern (transparent) = north + west + ern + er
Formation is clear: 'northwest' → 'northwestern' (directional adjective) + '-er' forms a person from that region.
Etymology
Northwesterner comes from the place name northwest plus the ending -er that makes a person. Here north means 'toward the top of a map' and west means 'toward the left', so northwest is the 'top-left' part of a region, and a northwesterner is someone from that area.