flat-earther

noun

flat-earth·​er ˌflat-ˈər-thər How to pronounce flat-earther (audio)
variants or less commonly flat-earthist
: a person who believes that the planet Earth is flat

Examples of flat-earther in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Google denied that there was any evidence that LaMDA was sentient, and experts agreed, in a tone that made those who would say otherwise seem like flat-earthers. Josh Morgenthau, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2023 Modern flat-earthers came out of the mid to late nineteenth century with the explosion of the Industrial Revolution. Justin E. H. Smith, Harper's Magazine, 21 Aug. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flat-earther was in 1926

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“Flat-earther.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flat-earther. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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