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

4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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