flat-earther

noun

Etymology

From flat-earth + -er.

Definitions

  1. A person who believes or advocates the claim that the planet Earth is flat.

    • His commitment to remaining a flat-earther seems to be strengthened by counterarguments rather than weakened by them.
  2. A person who believes or advocates an outlandish, discredited theory

    A person who believes or advocates an outlandish, discredited theory; a person who refuses to acknowledge the truth despite overwhelming evidence.

    • 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for flat-earther. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA