Meaning of dirtsider | Babel Free

Definitions

Someone who lives on the surface of a planet or moon, as opposed to in space.

derogatory, often

Examples

“He really hadn't been in space before. You can always tell a dirtsider by the twinkle in their eyes at the idea of seeing their planet from above.”

“So you tell me, Senyor Parrige, how many habitats would be willing to take on their maximum possible population load in the form of half-starved, uneducated, indigent, disease-ridden dirtsiders who know nothing of habitat life and have no skills that are of much use in space?”

“As a dirtsider, the idea of dying in the cold of space terrified him, though he'd never admit it to his space-loving mate.”

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