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down-to-earther

down-to-earther noun: a down-to-earth person.

Noun

down-to-earther (plural down-to-earthers)

  1. (informal) A down-to-earth person.
    • Casting the top news developments, here and there supported by films, is Charles Collingwood, another down-to-earther despite the poshy aura about his background (Rhodes scholar, etc.) and the meticulous grooming.1954 March 17, Trau, “The Morning Show”, in Variety, volume 194, number 2, New York, N.Y.: Variety, →ISSN, →OCLC, Tele Reviews, page 27, column 5
    • You’ve got more sense than you think, Chad. I always had a morbid fear you’d turn up one day with one of those mincing little blondes, all promise and no performance. My mother would approve of Alison instantly, and so would Beth. They both had a preference for down-to-earthers.1972, R[onald] F[rederick] Delderfield, “Part Seven: Island in a Torrent”, in To Serve Them All My Days, London: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN, chapter 1, section 3, page 475

Forms of down-to-earther

pluraldown-to-earthers

Origin of down-to-earther

From down-to-earth + -er (relational suffix).

Questions about down-to-earther

What does down-to-earther mean?
Down-to-earther means a down-to-earth person.
What part of speech is down-to-earther?
Down-to-earther is a noun.
What is the plural of down-to-earther?
The plural of down-to-earther is down-to-earthers.

Words near down-to-earther in the dictionary

  1. down-tempo
  2. down-ticket
  3. down-time
  4. down-times
  5. down-to-earth
  6. down-to-earther
  7. down-to-earthers
  8. down-to-earthiness
  9. down-to-earthness
  10. down-to-the-wire
  11. down-town

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