"Belter" meaning in All languages combined

See Belter on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Belters [plural]
Etymology: From belt + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|belt|er|id2=inhabitant}} belt + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} Belter (plural Belters)
  1. (science fiction) An inhabitant of an asteroid belt, especially that between Mars and Jupiter. Categories (topical): Celestial inhabitants, Science fiction Hypernyms: Solarian

Inflected forms

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