Middle-earther

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fan of Middle-earth.

    "We can’t presume to know all the music tastes of Tolkien fans or the literary pursuits of Rush maniacs, but we could take a pretty good guess that with “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” coming out on video and Rush playing at the Post-Gazette Pavilion, there are some Middle-earthers who would declare this is a holiday."

  2. 2
    A native or inhabitant of Middle-earth.

    ""These, Your ineffable Wickedness," said Bilgenest, trying to roll his "R"s properly -- very hard since there weren't any in those words -- "are the humble Middle-earthers who have come in response to your ad about your, uh, grandmother's modest little Ring." Sauron looked at the many assembled creatures."

Example

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"We can’t presume to know all the music tastes of Tolkien fans or the literary pursuits of Rush maniacs, but we could take a pretty good guess that with “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” coming out on video and Rush playing at the Post-Gazette Pavilion, there are some Middle-earthers who would declare this is a holiday."

Etymology

From Middle-earth + -er.

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