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Meaning of earthist | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A proponent of earthism.
  2. An advocate for people who live on earth, as opposed to those on other planets.
  3. One who believes the earth has a specific property or history.
    in-compounds

Examples

“Enormous amounts of background work had been done, much of it by earthists, who presented well-reasoned proposals to implement some of their agenda.”
“Polls taken in the late 1990s indicate that 40 million United States citizens, up from roughly 10 million in the 1970s, might be called "earthists."”
“Its time the 'earthists' grew up and faced reality.”
“He moved forward, determinedly trampling on people's feet. "Make way for an earthist," he called out in a polite but ringing tone.”
“We cannot protect the planet Mars against our enemies from the Earth if we permit these Earthists to flourish in our midst.”
“'Young earthists' will complain I have skimped their case.”
“(It is as if Geography departments had been taken over by flat earthists, Biology by disciples of Lombroso, or Astronomy departments by the persecutors of Galileo).”
“If a way could be found of detecting the enemy vessels at a great distance, the hollow-earthists argued, it would enable the German navy to take action at once.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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