"orbiter" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-orbiter.ogg [Australia] Forms: orbiters [plural]
Etymology: orbit + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|orbit|er}} orbit + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} orbiter (plural orbiters)
  1. An object that orbits another, especially a spacecraft that orbits a planet etc. without landing on it. Translations (an object that orbits another): Umkreiser [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-orbiter-en-noun-9yOLrGUH Disambiguation of 'an object that orbits another': 97 3
  2. (slang, seduction community) A person who constantly hangs around with someone they are attracted to, but too shy to talk to. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Seduction community, Orbits, People
    Sense id: en-orbiter-en-noun-Kat4j19S Disambiguation of Orbits: 43 57 Disambiguation of People: 14 86 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 39 61 Topics: lifestyle, seduction-community, sexuality
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: beta orbiter Related terms: Space Shuttle

Inflected forms

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