Usually means: Person unaccustomed to mountainous terrain.
Definitions Related words Mentions History
We found 10 dictionaries that define the word flatlander:

General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. flatlander: Merriam-Webster
  2. flatlander: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. flatlander: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Flatlander, flatlander: Wordnik
  5. flatlander: Wiktionary
  6. flatlander: Dictionary.com
  7. Flatlander (Niven), Flatlander (short story), Flatlander (short story collection), Flatlander: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. flatlander: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. flatlander: Glossary of Science Fiction Jargon

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. flatlander: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See flatland as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (flatlander)

noun:  (chiefly derogatory) A person who lives at, lived at, or was raised by someone at a low altitude or from any city. A person not raised in or by someone directly from high mountain areas. (used by those who were born, raised, and are still living in higher altitude non-city or city like areas).
noun:  (Western US, especially in the Rocky Mountains) Anyone from the East; anyone from outside the Rockies.
noun:  (Appalachia) Any outsider to Appalachia.
noun:  (northern central Pennsylvania) Anyone from southern Pennsylvania (particularly around Philadelphia), New Jersey, or other low-lying areas outside the Alleghenies / Appalachians.
noun:  (Vermont, Maine) Any non-native, but particularly one from southern New England (including Massachusetts), downstate New York, or New Jersey.
noun:  (Upper Peninsula of Michigan) Anyone from Wisconsin.
noun:  (Northern Michigan) Anyone from lower Michigan (those below Mt. Pleasant).
noun:  (Lower Michigan) Anyone from Indiana or Ohio.
noun:  (Wisconsin) Anyone from Illinois.
noun:  (Canada) Anyone from Saskatchewan.
noun:  (Georgia) Anyone from Florida.
noun:  (Central Coast NSW) Anyone from Umina.
noun:  (physics) An inhabitant of or observer in a universe with two spatial dimensions.
noun:  (cycling) A flatland BMX rider.

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Words similar to flatlander

Usage examples for flatlander

Idioms related to flatlander

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing flatlander

Words that often appear near flatlander

Rhymes of flatlander

Invented words related to flatlander

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Easter egg acrostics