Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dirtsider

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dirt-sider
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who lives on the surface of a planet or moon, as opposed to in space.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"He really hadn't been in space before. You can always tell a dirtsider by the twinkle in their eyes at the idea of seeing their planet from above."
"So you tell me, Senyor Parrige, how many habitats would be willing to take on their maximum possible population load in the form of half-starved, uneducated, indigent, disease-ridden dirtsiders who know nothing of habitat life and have no skills that are of much use in space?"
"As a dirtsider, the idea of dying in the cold of space terrified him, though he'd never admit it to his space-loving mate."

Etymology

From dirtside + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: dirtside

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

dirtsiders (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dirtside

Questions

What does dirtsider mean?: Someone who lives on the surface of a planet or moon, as opposed to in space.
Where does dirtsider come from?: From dirtside + -er.

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