Down-to-earther

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A down-to-earth person. informal

    "Casting the top news developments, here and there supported by films, is Charles Collingwood, another down-to-earther despite the poshy aura about his background (Rhodes scholar, etc.) and the meticulous grooming."

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"Casting the top news developments, here and there supported by films, is Charles Collingwood, another down-to-earther despite the poshy aura about his background (Rhodes scholar, etc.) and the meticulous grooming."

Etymology

From down-to-earth + -er (relational suffix).

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