ORBITER

satellite, artificial satellite, orbiter

(noun) man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

orbiter (plural orbiters)

An object that orbits another, especially a spacecraft that orbits a planet etc. without landing on it.

(slang, seduction community) A person who constantly hangs around with someone they are attracted to, but too shy to talk to.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

5 February 2025

CARE

(noun) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; “he wrote the manual on car care”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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