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Middle-earther
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English
Alternative forms
en Middle-Earther
Etymology
From en Middle-earth er 1.
Noun
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A fan of Middle-earth.
en Scott Mervis 8 Days a Week w:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 76 4 4 August 2002 2 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/90293548/ We can’t presume to know all the music tastes of Tolkien fans or the literary pursuits of Rush maniacs, but we could take a pretty good guess that with “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” coming out on video and Rush playing at the Post-Gazette Pavilion, there are some Middle-earthers who would declare this is a holiday.
en Chauncey Mabe Rings finale rich and enchanting South Florida Sun-Sentinel 44 235 16 December 2003 2E https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/284810361/ 4 Key interludes from the books were rearranged or even deleted to give the film narrative its momentum and depth, and it all works. Not even the most fundamentalist Middle-earther could object.
en Briefs w:The News-Press 21 October 2012 20 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/118539507/ Middle-earthers gather in New Zealand
en w:Ann Hornaday ‘The Hobbit’ Is Long, Feels Even Longer w:Valley News 61 190 15 December 2012 C3 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/838259172/ 4 It could turn out that An Unexpected Journey is the weakest of this trilogy, the necessary preamble before less-stultifying action and more engaging character development ensue. But, to paraphrase the sweet and stout-hearted Bilbo himself, this adventure won’t just make you late for dinner. It might make you miss breakfast and lunch, too. Only the most dedicated Middle-earthers will find that the hunger pangs are worth it.
en Middle-earth.
en Middle-earthian
en Mordorian
en Excitement City Unlimited 15 30 November 1988 3 https://archive.org/details/Excitement_City_Unlimited_15-1988-11-30/page/n2/mode/1up "These, Your ineffable Wickedness," said Bilgenest, trying to roll his "R"s properly -- very hard since there weren't any in those words -- "are the humble Middle-earthers who have come in response to your ad about your, uh, grandmother's modest little Ring." Sauron looked at the many assembled creatures.
en Duane Dudek ‘Rings’ echoes today’s clash of good and evil Press Enterprise 20 December 2001 24 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/819215182/ 2 In “Fellowship,” Frodo, Gandalf and assorted Middle-earthers begin an arduous and dangerous journey through enemy territory to destroy the ring by returning it to the fires where it was forged.
en Jay Boyar Hollywood ends with bang after starting with whimper w:Orlando Sentinel 30 December 2001 F3 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/221252219/ 1 Early in the film, a couple of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earthers steal a moment to relax by puffing on pipes.
en w:Tad Williams The Happiest Dead Boy in the World w:Robert Silverberg Legends II Voyager 2003 2004 457 https://archive.org/details/legendsii0000unse/page/457/mode/1up 0 00 715436 4 All questions were answered when he walked into the main hall and discovered his mother, father and several score elves, dwarves and assorted other Middle-earthers waiting for him.
en Steve Walker The Power of Tolkien's Prose: Middle-earth’s Magical Style w:Palgrave Macmillan 2009 133 978-1-349-38251-4 Middle-earthers expand our sensitivity because they tend to be more aware of sensory stimuli than we. They see better: Malbeth is a professional “Seer” (1025), Faramir enjoys “long sight” (742), and the primitive Woses “have long ears and long eyes” (814).
en terms derived from toponyms terms suffixed with -er (inhabitant) terms suffixed with -er (occupation)
en Fans (people) Fictional characters J. R. R. Tolkien