"Middle-earther" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Middle-earthers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle-earth + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Middle-earth|er|nocat=1}} Middle-earth + -er Head templates: {{en-noun|nolinkhead=1}} Middle-earther (plural Middle-earthers)
  1. A fan of Middle-earth. Categories (topical): Fans (people)
    Sense id: en-Middle-earther-en-noun-ABWj633q Disambiguation of Fans (people): 48 52
  2. An inhabitant of Middle-earth. Categories (topical): Fans (people), Fictional characters, J. R. R. Tolkien Synonyms: Middle-earthian
    Sense id: en-Middle-earther-en-noun-RnETbEqd Disambiguation of Fans (people): 48 52 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 40 60 Disambiguation of J. R. R. Tolkien: 42 58 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (inhabitant), English terms suffixed with -er (occupation) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (inhabitant): 11 89 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Middle-Earther

Inflected forms

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