flat-earther
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person who believes or advocates an outlandish, discredited theory; a person who refuses to acknowledge the truth despite overwhelming evidence.
Derogatory
Example Sentences
- "His commitment to remaining a flat-earther seems to be strengthened by counterarguments rather than weakened by them."
- "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."
Etymology
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.