northwesterner

Seattle area resident

A northwesterner is someone from the northwestern part of a region or country.

In American usage, it typically refers to residents of the Pacific Northwest—Washington, Oregon, and sometimes adjacent areas: As a lifelong northwesterner, she was used to rain.

The term applies similarly to northwestern regions of other countries.

regional

Oregon

Northwestern U.S. state

Cascadia · Spokane · Tacoma · Idaho · Montana · Columbia River · Puget Sound · Boise · Missoula · rain shadow

climate

drizzle

Very light precipitation

rain · gray skies · dampness · waterproof · layering · fleece · Gore-Tex · rain jacket · puddles · temperate

resident

local

Of this area

denizen · Seattleite · Portlander · community · population · townsfolk · urbanite · transplant · Cascadian

outdoorsy

hiking

Recreational trail walking

mountaineering · trail · wilderness · fishing · forests · climbing · skiing · snowboarding · rafting · nature

tech

startups

Newly launched businesses

Microsoft · Intel · Nike · REI · innovation · remote work · biotech

coffee

espresso

Concentrated pressurized brew

pour-over · coffeehouse · café culture · morning ritual

Opposites
cardinal direction of origin

northwesternersoutheasterner

One from that quadrant

southeaster · southerner · easterner · Floridian · Georgian

Phrases
Family

northwestern, northwesterners

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