lunarian

[ loo-nair-ee-uh n ]
/ luˈnɛər i ən /

noun

a being supposedly inhabiting the moon.
a selenographer.

Origin of lunarian

1700–10; < Latin lūn(ā) moon + -arian

Words nearby lunarian

lunar month, lunar orbiter, lunar rainbow, lunar rover, lunar year, lunarian, lunarscape, lunate, lunate bone, lunatic, lunatic asylum

Example sentences from the Web for lunarian

  • I would advise those who are of my opinion to save a quantity of these stones when it hails next, and make Lunarian wine.

    The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen |Rudolph Erich Raspe

  • He was standing erect, in his hands two old Lunarian dueling swords.

    Out Around Rigel |Robert H. Wilson

  • In these various brochures the aim is always satirical; the theme being a description of Lunarian customs as compared with ours.

    The Works of Edgar Allan Poe |Edgar Allan Poe

British Dictionary definitions for lunarian

lunarian
/ (luːˈnɛərɪən) /

noun

archaic an astronomer concerned with the moon; a selenographer
myth an inhabitant of the moon