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groundlubber

groundlubber noun: someone who does not regularly travel to space.

Noun

groundlubber (plural groundlubbers)

  1. (derogatory) Someone who does not regularly travel to space.
    • So might I ask just what exactly groundlubbers like you are doing in the Roofdom?2007, China Miéville, Un Lun Dun, London: Macmillan Children's Books, →ISBN, page 86
    Synonyms:
    groundhog

Synonyms of groundlubber

Forms of groundlubber

pluralgroundlubbers

Origin of groundlubber

Blend of ground + landlubber.

Questions about groundlubber

What does groundlubber mean?
Groundlubber means someone who does not regularly travel to space.
What part of speech is groundlubber?
Groundlubber is a noun.
What is the plural of groundlubber?
The plural of groundlubber is groundlubbers.

Words near groundlubber in the dictionary

  1. groundline
  2. groundlines
  3. groundliness
  4. groundling
  5. groundlings
  6. groundlubber
  7. groundlubbers
  8. groundly
  9. groundman
  10. groundmass
  11. groundmasses

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