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Wisconsinite

American  
[wi-skahn-suhn-ahyt] / wɪˈskɑn sənˌaɪt /

noun

  • Wisconsinites
    plural
  1. a native or inhabitant of Wisconsin.


adjective

  1. relating to, coming from, or living in Wisconsin.

wisconsinite British  
/ wɪsˈkɒnsɪnˌaɪt /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Wisconsin

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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I’d say the Wisconsinite Jordan Stolz, the speedskating dynamo who has already won Olympic record gold in the 1,000 meter and 500 meter races.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026

Hovde insists he’s a Wisconsinite down to the tips of his toes, which he sank not long ago into Madison’s frozen Lake Mendota.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2024

As one 29-year-old Wisconsinite recently told NPR, “the people that find it hardest to vote are young people and minority voters.”

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2022

"Hong, a second-generation Wisconsinite, mother, community organizer, and service industry worker, easily defeated Republican candidate and real estate intern Patrick Hull, 88 percent to 12 percent," David Dahmer wrote for the publication.

From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2020

During the 2011 demonstrations, he wrote a dispatch for The New Yorker that mentioned a quintessentially Wisconsinite protest sign: “Let’s Be Reasonable. Hyperbole Hurts Everyone’s Cause.”

From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2018

Most of the time, Wisconsinites are best known for their love of cheese curds, beers and braving subzero temperatures at Lambeau Field.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

“These Wisconsinites are completely qualified to do the job they’ve been asked to do, and they are volunteering their time, talent, and expertise without pay to serve their neighbors and our state.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2023

That’s what Wisconsinites did Tuesday, and whether we live in that state or not, we should all be grateful.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2023

Mark Joseph Stern: And Janet Protasiewicz has really burned her image and her persona into the minds of Wisconsinites.

From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2023

"No matter our color, background, or zip code, most Wisconsinites believe that voters pick our leaders, our leaders do not pick their voters," Liebert added.

From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2023

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