flat-earther

[ flat-ur-ther ]
/ ˈflætˈɜr θər /

noun

a person who adheres to the idea that the earth is flat.
a person who clings to an idea or theory that has long been proved wrong.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
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Origin of flat-earther

1930–35; flat earth + -er1

Words nearby flat-earther

flat-bed press, flat-bed scanner, flat-bottomed, flat-bottomed rail, flat-coated retriever, flat-earther, flat-felled seam, flat-file, flat-footed, flat-grained, flat-joint pointing
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British Dictionary definitions for flat-earther

flat-earther

noun

informal a person who does not accept or is out of touch with the realities of modern life
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