starfarer

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noun

Someone who travels between stars.

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Meanings

nounstarfarer (plural starfarers)

plural starfarers

  1. space flightliteratureSomeone who travels between stars.

    In many ways, it was lucky for starfarers that the same basic DNA code and biochemistry had been found on placets all over the known galaxy, for it meant that habitable environments and edible foods were easy to find.

    2017, Christopher L. Bennett, Patterns of Interference, New York, N.Y. […]: Pocket Books, →ISBN, pages 150–151

Origin

Compound of star + farer.

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APA

starfarer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starfarer

MLA

“starfarer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starfarer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “starfarer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starfarer.

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