Montanan

noun

Mon·​tan·​an män-ˈta-nən 

plural Montanans

: a native or resident of Montana

Montanan adjective

Examples of Montanan in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Visit small towns, stop at a local brewery or coffee shop, stretch your legs at a particularly scenic spot, and don’t be afraid to ask a local Montanan for advice on where to grab your next meal. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2025

Blackie’s son, Don, and his grandson, Ryan, both supported the use of the logo, according to the Daily Montanan. — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024

Tester flies back to Montana nearly every weekend, and maintains the public persona, and social-media accounts, of a small-town farmer or mechanic, the kind of guy every Montanan used to know. — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2024

The history of horses in the rugged badlands landscape dates back to their connection to Native American tribes and then settlers in the Dakotas, the Daily Montanan reported. — Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above