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Trekkie

American  
[trek-ee] / ˈtrɛk i /

noun

plural

Trekkies

  1. a fan of the television series and films that form the Star Trek universe, and associated media.

Other Word Forms

  • non-Trekkie noun

Example Sentences

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Matt: OK, Trekkie question here, but: isn’t the Force something that’s inherited?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2022

Full disclosure, I am not a Trekkie, Trekker or any iteration.

From Washington Times • Oct. 10, 2022

The politician, romance novelist, voting rights activist and yes, Trekkie, makes an unexpected cameo in the season 4 finale of "Star Trek: Discovery." now streaming on Paramount+.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2022

And every Halloween we would go trick-or-treating together, always making sure to visit the Trekkie couple on Grennan Drive first, lest they run out of full-size Oh Henry bars.

From New York Times • May 14, 2021

Expecting some eager, socially awkward adolescent, Nichols instead found herself face-to-face with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: King was a Trekkie!

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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