"groundsider" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: groundsiders [plural]
Etymology: From groundside + -er. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|groundside|-er|id2=inhabitant}} groundside + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} groundsider (plural groundsiders)
  1. (science fiction) Someone who lives on the ground (as opposed to space). Categories (topical): Celestial inhabitants, Science fiction Synonyms: landsider, dirtsider [derogatory] Related terms: Earthsider, Moonsider, planetsider, spacesider

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Trinli paused a second, holding his place with one hand while his whole body quivered with the need for crampons and ropes, and pitons driven solid into the walls around him. Lord. It had been a long time since his groundsider orientation had come back this strongly. He moved forward. Forward. Not up.",
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