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A person who believes or advocates the claim that the planet Earth is flat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- His commitment to remaining a flat-earther seems to be strengthened by counterarguments rather than weakened by them.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: flat-earthist, platygaean, platygaeanist, flattard, flerf
Antonyms: globe-earther, sphericist, globehead, glober, globetard
A person who believes or advocates an outlandish, discredited theory; a person who refuses to acknowledge the truth despite overwhelming evidence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, derogatory, figuratively
Examples
- 2008, Bob Sweere, "Voice of the Day: Global warming? Yes," News-Leader.com (Missouri), 16 Jun. (retrieved 1 July 2008), Global warming is settled, unless you are a flat earther or an energy company apologist.
- When it comes to vaccine safety, they are diehard flat-earthers: the microchips and mercury are articles of faith.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Etymology tree English flat-earth Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English flat-earther From flat-earth + -er.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
地平論者 /地平论者
(dìpínglúnzhě)
— person who believes the Earth is flat
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French:
terreplatiste
— person who believes the Earth is flat
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French:
platiste
— person who believes the Earth is flat
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Galician:
terraplanista
— person who believes the Earth is flat
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German:
Flacherdler
— person who believes the Earth is flat
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German:
Flacherdlerin
— person who believes the Earth is flat
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German:
Flachweltler
— person who believes the Earth is flat
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German:
Flachweltlerin
— person who believes the Earth is flat
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Greek:
επιπεδιστής
(epipedistís)
— person who believes the Earth is flat
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Greek:
επιπεδίστρια
(epipedístria)
— person who believes the Earth is flat
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Hungarian:
laposföld-hívő
— person who believes the Earth is flat
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Italian:
terrapiattista
— person who believes the Earth is flat
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Macedonian:
рамноземјаш
(ramnozemjaš)
— person who believes the Earth is flat
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Macedonian:
рамноземец
(ramnozemec)
— person who believes the Earth is flat
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Polish:
płaskoziemiec
— person who believes the Earth is flat
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Polish:
płaskoziemka
— person who believes the Earth is flat
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Portuguese:
terraplanista
— person who believes the Earth is flat
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Russian:
плоскоземе́лец
(ploskozemélec)
— person who believes the Earth is flat
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Russian:
плоскоземе́льщик
(ploskozemélʹščik)
— person who believes the Earth is flat
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Russian:
плоскоёб
(ploskojób)
— person who believes the Earth is flat
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Spanish:
terraplanista
— person who believes the Earth is flat
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Spanish:
tierraplanista
— person who believes the Earth is flat
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Swedish:
plattjordare
— person who believes the Earth is flat
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Turkish:
düz dünyacı
— person who believes the Earth is flat
