Trekkie
Americannoun
plural
TrekkiesOther Word Forms
- non-Trekkie noun
Example Sentences
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For those who bought Pops the “Star Trek: The Original 4-Movie Collection” in 4K a few years ago, this is the perfect extension to boldly go where no Trekkie has gone before.
From Washington Times • Jun. 13, 2023
And in a 2019 interview with The New York Times, the self-described Trekkie revealed she's a huge fan of the "Star Trek: Voyager" episode "Shattered" and its leading lady, Kate Mulgrew's Captain Janeway.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2022
Mr. Bezos, after all, is a confirmed Trekkie who once competed with his fourth grade classmates for the right to play Kirk.
From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2021
Trekkie parents will be amused by the gift even as a baby smothers it with Martian-red pasta sauce or alien-green avocado.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 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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