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Discworlder

Discworlder noun: an inhabitant of the Discworld from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld fantasy novels.

Noun

Discworlder (plural Discworlders)

  1. An inhabitant of the Discworld from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld fantasy novels.
    • To Discworlders steeped in magic, the science of Roundworld—our science—did not always look as alien as you’d imagine.1999, New Scientist, volume 163, page 48, column 2
    • His various voices and accents range from exaggerated Cockney to raspy utterances to adenoidal inflections, and Planer zips effortlessly from Discworlder to Discworlder with aplomb.1999 November, Bette D. Ammon, “SOUL MUSIC. (A Discworld novel.) Terry Pratchett. 1994/1996. ISIS Audio Books. Read by Nigel Planer. […]”, in Kliatt, volume 33, number 6, page 58, column 3

Examples of Discworlder in a sentence

  • Now Discworlders use peculiar units, the appearance of a small white goose or three billiard balls for the Thaum, and the movement of a pound of lead one foot for the Prime.2011, Peter J[ames] Carroll, The Octavo (Roundworld Edition): A Sorcerer-Scientist’s Grimoire, Mandrake of Oxford, →ISBN, page 83:
  • And one of the Discworlders was carrying these?2021, Stephen Briggs, The Shakespeare Codex, Methuen Drama, →ISBN, page 60:

Forms of Discworlder

pluralDiscworlders

Origin of Discworlder

From Discworld + -er, from disc + world.

Questions about Discworlder

What does Discworlder mean?
Discworlder means an inhabitant of the Discworld from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld fantasy novels.
How do you use Discworlder in a sentence?
Now Discworlders use peculiar units, the appearance of a small white goose or three billiard balls for the Thaum, and the movement of a pound of lead one foot for the Prime.
What part of speech is Discworlder?
Discworlder is a noun.
What is the plural of Discworlder?
The plural of Discworlder is Discworlders.

Words near Discworlder in the dictionary

  1. discussives
  2. discusting
  3. discustom
  4. discutient
  5. discutients
  6. Discworlder
  7. Discworlders
  8. Discworldian
  9. disczine
  10. disczines
  11. disdain

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