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noun
a soldier who fights in outer space or extraterrestrial worlds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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History
Named after the marines, infantry soldiers who serve in coastal areas to assist naval forces. The earliest usage of this term was from Bob Olsen's short story "Captain Brink of the Space Marines" in 1932, in which the titular soldiers rescue celebrity twins on Saturn's moon, Titan.
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