English Explanatory Dictionary

truther

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who tells the truth.
  2. Someone who believes that the US government was responsible for the 9/11 attacks.
  3. A conspiracy theorist who does not believe the accepted story about some significant event, fact, etc.
  4. An advocate, especially for a headcanon.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹuθɚ/ /ˈtɹuːθə/

Word forms

truther truthers troofer

Etymology

From truth + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (“supporter”). For sense 2, directly from name of the 9/11 Truth movement.

Related words

anti-vaxxer birther deather denier flat-earther occupier prepper

Derived words

trutherism
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