Kentuckian

noun

Ken·​tucki·​an kən-ˈtə-kē-ən 

plural Kentuckians

: a native or resident of Kentucky

Kentuckian adjective

Examples of Kentuckian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Democrat Melissa Claire Strange Erlanger resident and lifelong Kentuckian Melissa Strange is a supply chain director for a global nutrition and agribusiness company, her website states. — Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Jan. 2026

Replacing Beshear as vice chair of the DGA is Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer who will assist the Kentuckian in implementing his strategy. — Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2025

And the Kentuckian dug in further to his disagreement with Vice President JD Vance, who celebrated the military action and dismissed online criticism with an expletive over the weekend. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025

The Kentuckian is one of only a handful of Republicans to back this largely Democratic initiative, but GOP leaders don’t have many votes to spare. — W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025

Several days after a drug overdose, Kentuckian TJ Hoover was declared brain dead. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above