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flatlander

noun · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

A person who lives at, lived at, or was raised by someone at a low altitude or from any city. A person not raised in or by someone directly from high mountain areas. (used by those who were born, raised, and are still living in higher altitude non-city or city like areas).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory

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Meaning 2

A person who lives at, lived at, or was raised by someone at a low altitude or from any city. A person not raised in or by someone directly from high mountain areas. (used by those who were born, raised, and are still living in higher altitude non-city or city like areas).

Anyone from the East; anyone from outside the Rockies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, Western, derogatory, especially

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Meaning 3

A person who lives at, lived at, or was raised by someone at a low altitude or from any city. A person not raised in or by someone directly from high mountain areas. (used by those who were born, raised, and are still living in higher altitude non-city or city like areas).

Any outsider to Appalachia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Appalachia, derogatory

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Meaning 4

A person who lives at, lived at, or was raised by someone at a low altitude or from any city. A person not raised in or by someone directly from high mountain areas. (used by those who were born, raised, and are still living in higher altitude non-city or city like areas).

Any outsider to Appalachia.

Anyone from southern Pennsylvania (particularly around Philadelphia), New Jersey, or other low-lying areas outside the Alleghenies / Appalachians.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Appalachia, derogatory

Qualifier: northern central Pennsylvania

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Meaning 5

A person who lives at, lived at, or was raised by someone at a low altitude or from any city. A person not raised in or by someone directly from high mountain areas. (used by those who were born, raised, and are still living in higher altitude non-city or city like areas).

Any non-native, but particularly one from southern New England (including Massachusetts), downstate New York, or New Jersey.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Maine, derogatory

Qualifier: Vermont

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Meaning 6

A person who lives at, lived at, or was raised by someone at a low altitude or from any city. A person not raised in or by someone directly from high mountain areas. (used by those who were born, raised, and are still living in higher altitude non-city or city like areas).

Anyone from Wisconsin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory

Qualifier: Upper Peninsula of Michigan

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Meaning 7

A person who lives at, lived at, or was raised by someone at a low altitude or from any city. A person not raised in or by someone directly from high mountain areas. (used by those who were born, raised, and are still living in higher altitude non-city or city like areas).

Anyone from lower Michigan (those south of Mt. Pleasant).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory

Qualifier: Northern Michigan

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Meaning 8

A person who lives at, lived at, or was raised by someone at a low altitude or from any city. A person not raised in or by someone directly from high mountain areas. (used by those who were born, raised, and are still living in higher altitude non-city or city like areas).

Anyone from Indiana or Ohio.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory

Qualifier: Lower Michigan

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Meaning 9

A person who lives at, lived at, or was raised by someone at a low altitude or from any city. A person not raised in or by someone directly from high mountain areas. (used by those who were born, raised, and are still living in higher altitude non-city or city like areas).

Anyone from Illinois.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory

Qualifier: Wisconsin

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Meaning 10

A person who lives at, lived at, or was raised by someone at a low altitude or from any city. A person not raised in or by someone directly from high mountain areas. (used by those who were born, raised, and are still living in higher altitude non-city or city like areas).

Anyone from Saskatchewan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, derogatory

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Meaning 11

A person who lives at, lived at, or was raised by someone at a low altitude or from any city. A person not raised in or by someone directly from high mountain areas. (used by those who were born, raised, and are still living in higher altitude non-city or city like areas).

Anyone from Florida.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Georgia, derogatory

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Meaning 12

A person who lives at, lived at, or was raised by someone at a low altitude or from any city. A person not raised in or by someone directly from high mountain areas. (used by those who were born, raised, and are still living in higher altitude non-city or city like areas).

Anyone from Umina.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory

Qualifier: Central Coast NSW

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Meaning 13

An inhabitant of or observer in a universe with two spatial dimensions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Meaning 14

A flatland BMX rider.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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History

Etymology

From flatland + -er.