Vermonter

Maple state resident

A Vermonter is a person from or living in Vermont, the small New England state known for its mountains, maple syrup, and rural character.

The term carries connotations of self-reliance, environmental consciousness, and a certain Yankee practicality.

She's a lifelong Vermonter who's never lived anywhere else.

Vermonters are sometimes stereotyped as taciturn, independent-minded, and skeptical of outsiders.

regional

New Englander

Northeast U.S. resident

Champlain · Connecticut River · covered bridge · town meeting · general store · village green · country store · small town · independent · self-reliant

maple

sugaring

Coating with sweetener

buckets · evaporator · sugarbush · boiling · maple syrup · grade A · amber · sweetener · pancake breakfast · maple candy

rural

pastoral

Of countryside or clergy care

acreage · homestead · orchard · country · backroads · dirt road · pickup truck · woodpile · stone wall · pasture

skiing

downhill

Toward the bottom

ski resort · Stowe · gondola · chairlift · ski patrol · snowboard · apres-ski · mountain · winter · snow

foliage

leaf peeping

Observing autumn's colorful trees

scarlet · amber · russet · deciduous · sugar maple · peak season · scenic drive · vibrant · golden · hillside

Categories
Opposites
u.s. state identity

VermonterTexan

Southwest state resident

Floridian · New Yorker · Hawaiian · Californian · Alaskan

new england regional rivalry

VermonterMainer

Pine Tree State resident

political/cultural stereotype

VermonterAlabamian

Gulf state native

Mississippian · Texan · Oklahoman · West Virginian · Floridian

Phrases
Family

Vermont

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G