3rd planet from the sun + person doing thing
October 14, 2017 6:02 PM Subscribe
What are other phrases like "globe-trotter", "world explorer", "earth shaker", or "terraformer?"
I need 10 more and I'm stumped! The linguistic recipe is 1 noun synonymous with Earth + 1 noun that is a person doing a thing...
I'm looking for idioms (ex: "earth shaking" has its own meaning outside of planetary vibrations) and not just straightforward synonym combos.
Bonus points: Is there a word or concept to better describe this? Educate me!
I'm looking for idioms (ex: "earth shaking" has its own meaning outside of planetary vibrations) and not just straightforward synonym combos.
Bonus points: Is there a word or concept to better describe this? Educate me!
Worldbeater or worldbeating
Earth Mother or Mother Earth
posted by JimN2TAW at 6:12 PM on October 14, 2017
Earth Mother or Mother Earth
posted by JimN2TAW at 6:12 PM on October 14, 2017
Best answer: Ground breaker
World mover
posted by peanut_mcgillicuty at 6:13 PM on October 14, 2017 [1 favorite]
World mover
posted by peanut_mcgillicuty at 6:13 PM on October 14, 2017 [1 favorite]
world girder
terra spanner
continent strider
globe getter
posted by Cold Lurkey at 6:16 PM on October 14, 2017
terra spanner
continent strider
globe getter
posted by Cold Lurkey at 6:16 PM on October 14, 2017
Gaia-worshipper
posted by heatherlogan at 6:28 PM on October 14, 2017
posted by heatherlogan at 6:28 PM on October 14, 2017
Planetary scientist.
posted by zamboni at 6:32 PM on October 14, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by zamboni at 6:32 PM on October 14, 2017 [1 favorite]
World leader
Earth mother (mother is also a verb. I will fight over this one.)
posted by bilabial at 6:45 PM on October 14, 2017 [2 favorites]
Earth mother (mother is also a verb. I will fight over this one.)
posted by bilabial at 6:45 PM on October 14, 2017 [2 favorites]
Beach comber
posted by St. Peepsburg at 6:46 PM on October 14, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by St. Peepsburg at 6:46 PM on October 14, 2017 [1 favorite]
dirt farmer
posted by Sublimity at 6:50 PM on October 14, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by Sublimity at 6:50 PM on October 14, 2017 [2 favorites]
geophysicist
posted by H21 at 6:56 PM on October 14, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by H21 at 6:56 PM on October 14, 2017 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Land dweller, cave man, nature lover, tree hugger, mud wrestler (ok that one is literal), land lubber ... is there a prize for these? If so, I might enter the context myself!
posted by bquarters at 7:15 PM on October 14, 2017
posted by bquarters at 7:15 PM on October 14, 2017
Best answer: At the second Lollapalloza, during Ministry’s set Al Jourgensen announced that their usual bassist couldn’t be there because his daughter had just been born. “She’s gonna be a worldeater,” he said.
posted by mr_roboto at 7:16 PM on October 14, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by mr_roboto at 7:16 PM on October 14, 2017 [1 favorite]
(jinx salvia must have posted while I was googling what landlubber actually meant)
posted by bquarters at 7:19 PM on October 14, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by bquarters at 7:19 PM on October 14, 2017 [1 favorite]
Rainmaker
posted by Autumnheart at 8:28 PM on October 14, 2017
posted by Autumnheart at 8:28 PM on October 14, 2017
Response by poster: These are great and just what I'm looking for...keep 'em coming!
bquarters: no contest, just a side project. This could be *a thing* if only I knew what to call it!
salvia: your question lead me to learning about lubberly the adjective, which I truly appreciate!
posted by this-apoptosis at 8:49 PM on October 14, 2017 [1 favorite]
bquarters: no contest, just a side project. This could be *a thing* if only I knew what to call it!
salvia: your question lead me to learning about lubberly the adjective, which I truly appreciate!
posted by this-apoptosis at 8:49 PM on October 14, 2017 [1 favorite]
Groundskeeper.
posted by flourpot at 12:24 AM on October 15, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by flourpot at 12:24 AM on October 15, 2017 [1 favorite]
Going down the Wikipedia rabbit hole from landlubber leads me to landlouper which is apparently a synonym for vagabond
posted by bored_now_flay at 3:01 AM on October 15, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by bored_now_flay at 3:01 AM on October 15, 2017 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Landgrabber.
Gravedigger.
Rockclimber.
Circumnavigator.
posted by SemiSalt at 8:24 AM on October 15, 2017
Gravedigger.
Rockclimber.
Circumnavigator.
posted by SemiSalt at 8:24 AM on October 15, 2017
terratripper
itchy feet
world traveler
trotting polyglot
posted by red_rabbit at 4:31 PM on October 15, 2017
itchy feet
world traveler
trotting polyglot
posted by red_rabbit at 4:31 PM on October 15, 2017
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world builder
posted by Miko at 6:11 PM on October 14, 2017