Portlander

Pacific Northwest local

A Portlander is a resident of Portland—usually Portland, Oregon, though the term applies equally to Portland, Maine.

The word carries connotations of the Pacific Northwest city's culture: craft coffee, cycling, environmental consciousness, and studied quirkiness.

As a lifelong Portlander, she remembered when the city was affordable.

hipster

craft beer

Small-batch artisanal beer

fixie · tattoos · indie · vintage · thrift shop · beard · flannel · artisanal · kombucha · food cart

Oregon

PDX

Portland airport code

Cascades · Columbia River · Hawthorne

eco-conscious

bicycling

Riding a two-wheeler

organic · farmers market · rain barrel · bike commuter · reusable · solar · permaculture · gardening · veganism · energy-efficient

outdoorsy

hiking

Recreational trail walking

  • kayakingNavigating slim watercraft seated
  • campingOutdoor recreational lodging
  • Gore-TexWaterproof breathable fabric membrane

Subaru · REI · rain gear · mountain biking · skiing · snowboarding · rock climbing · foraging · birdwatching · fly fishing

Opposites
pacific northwest rivalry

PortlanderSeattleite

Resident of largest Washington city

Vancouverite · Washingtonian

regional cultural identity

PortlanderTexan

Southwest state resident

Midwesterner · New Yorker · Arizonan · Floridian · suburbanite

geographic location

PortlanderPhoenician

Ancient Lebanese seafarer

Houstonian · Angeleno · New Yorker · Bostonian · Chicagoan

Family

Portland

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G