flatlander
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- noun
- /ˈflætˌlændər/
- Informal
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persona de la llanura
- "You'll do fine, even for a flatlander."
- flatlanders of the South
- call him a flatlander
- even for a flatlander
Examples
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Both of us were flatlanders from Florida, and we stopped before we got to the top, and will be forever known as "Chicken Out Point."
Blog text (9) -
The locals often joke that flatlanders like us struggle with even the smallest hills.
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I was a flatlander, through and through.
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But a total flatlander or yuppie I am not.
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Maybe a flatlander like me... can't live at that altitude.
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I get a real kick out of the flatlanders that come around in the summertime.
Blog text (9) -
I'm basically a flatlander.
Fiction book (1999) -
"They're flatlanders," Ward says—people with money who have moved to Vermont for its near-pristine environment and lack of urban ills.
Academic text (1998) -
As a flatlander, I found it hard to adjust to the high altitude of the mountains.
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Many flatlanders come to the region during the summer to escape the heat of the plains.
Synonyms
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A person from another country who is not part of the local community
A person who lives on low, flat land near rivers or the coast
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Flatlander is formed from flat + land + -er, so it literally means 'a person from flat land'. That's why people in hills or mountains call visitors 'flatlanders' to mean someone from the low, flat area, often as a friendly tease.