worlder
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9.2
- noun
- /ˈwɜrldər/
- Archaic
:
materialista
- Many worlders prioritize material possessions over personal relationships.
- Third Worlders
- one-worlder
Examples
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And the one-worlders in our country's political leadership are only too happy to do it.
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Something I observed when I lived near a shop that sold religious supplies for African immigrants is that to most first-worlders, they looked like occult supplies.
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About the only thing you can say for sure is that a depressed first-worlder is more likely to ascribe their mood disorder to their brain chemicals because they have few other sources to blame, unlike the depressed third-worlder who can say, "I'm sad because I work in a sweatshop!"
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He is a true worlder who focuses only on wealth and success.
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The worlders in the meeting discussed business opportunities and profits.
Synonyms
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5.9
A person who cares more about money and things than about ideas or feelings
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9.9
A person who cares mostly about money and material things, not spiritual life
How Worldly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Worlder comes from world ('the earth' or 'material life') plus -er ('one who'). A helpful way to remember this sense is to think of worldly people who care most about money and things, so a worlder is someone mainly concerned with material matters.