Missourian
noun
Mis·sou·ri·an
mə-ˈzu̇r-ē-ən 
plural Missourians
: a native or resident of Missouri
Missourian
adjective
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The wealthiest 20%, who earn above $300,000 per year, would see a decrease in taxes while a middle-income Missourian earning $65,000 per year would have a net tax increase, the analysis said.
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Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
Gutierrez has bylines with the San Antonio Express-News, Houston Chronicle and Columbia Missourian.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 3 Apr. 2026
The American restaurant chain has closed three locations in Columbia, Missouri, and Evansville, Indiana, this month, the Evansville Courier & Press and Columbia Missourian reported.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Having called for a reversal of the Medicaid cuts and direct payments to consumers during the pandemic, the second-term Missourian said the public responded most in 2024 to Trump’s plans to cut drug prices and his working-class tax cuts.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Christopher Revak died by suicide in a Missouri jail cell on July 26, 2009, the day after he was charged with second-degree murder for the March 2007 murder of Rene Williams, 36, a mother of three from Mansfield, police said, the Columbia Missourian reported.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
The Chicago native has been reporting for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel since 2023, following stints working for the Columbia Missourian, Jefferson City News Tribune, Street Sense Media and NewsGuard.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
Gutierrez has bylines with the San Antonio Express-News, Houston Chronicle and Columbia Missourian.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 3 Apr. 2026
The American restaurant chain has closed three locations in Columbia, Missouri, and Evansville, Indiana, this month, the Evansville Courier & Press and Columbia Missourian reported.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Having called for a reversal of the Medicaid cuts and direct payments to consumers during the pandemic, the second-term Missourian said the public responded most in 2024 to Trump’s plans to cut drug prices and his working-class tax cuts.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Christopher Revak died by suicide in a Missouri jail cell on July 26, 2009, the day after he was charged with second-degree murder for the March 2007 murder of Rene Williams, 36, a mother of three from Mansfield, police said, the Columbia Missourian reported.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
The Chicago native has been reporting for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel since 2023, following stints working for the Columbia Missourian, Jefferson City News Tribune, Street Sense Media and NewsGuard.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Missourian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Missourian. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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