lunarian

[ loo-nair-ee-uhn ]

noun

a being supposedly inhabiting the moon.
a selenographer.

Origin of lunarian

1700–10; <Latin lūn(ā) moon + -arian

Words Nearby lunarian

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How to use lunarian in a sentence

I would advise those who are of my opinion to save a quantity of these stones when it hails next, and make lunarian wine.
The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Rudolph Erich Raspe
In these various brochures the aim is always satirical; the theme being a description of lunarian customs as compared with ours.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe | Edgar Allan Poe
He (the Honourable lunarian) did not know where they would stop.
Bentley's Miscellany, Volume II | Various
He was standing erect, in his hands two old lunarian dueling swords.
Out Around Rigel | Robert H. Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for lunarian

lunarian

/ (luːˈnɛərɪən) /

noun

archaic an astronomer concerned with the moon; a selenographer
myth an inhabitant of the moon

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