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hollow earther

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Someone who believes the Earth is hollow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2001, F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre, Macintyre's Improbable Bestiary, Wildside Press, 24. Beware the Hollow-Earther! Beware the troglodytes / They make their homes in catacombs, and prowl on moonless nights . . .

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History

Etymology

From hollow + earth + -er.