lunarian

/luːˈnɛriən/
noun
  1. A person who studies the moon, especially a scientist or astronomer.
    • As a young lunarian, she spent every clear night observing the moon through her telescope.
    • The lunarian presented her new findings about lunar craters at the conference.
    • The team of lunarians mapped the moon's surface in incredible detail.
  2. An imaginary or fictional inhabitant of the moon.
    • In the old science fiction story, the lunarians lived in crystal cities beneath the moon's surface.
    • The children's book described friendly lunarians who traveled to Earth on moonbeams.
    • Early astronomers sometimes joked about waving to the lunarians they imagined living there.
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