orbiter
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 7
Definition of orbiter
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
-
An object that orbits another, especially a spacecraft that orbits a planet etc. without landing on it.
“One day after the Hope maneuver, a Chinese spacecraft, Tianwen-1, is to also enter orbit around Mars. The Chinese mission is carrying a lander and a rover to explore a large impact basin called Utopia Planitia, but those are not to detach from the orbiter and head to the surface until May.”
See all 2 definitions Show less
noun
-
An object that orbits another, especially a spacecraft that orbits a planet etc. without landing on it.
“One day after the Hope maneuver, a Chinese spacecraft, Tianwen-1, is to also enter orbit around Mars. The Chinese mission is carrying a lander and a rover to explore a large impact basin called Utopia Planitia, but those are not to detach from the orbiter and head to the surface until May.”
-
(derogatory, slang)A person who constantly hangs around with someone they are attracted to, but too shy to talk to.
“The orbiters in her life in high likelihood like to talk about this and make themselves her emotional tampon and outlet.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From orbit + -er.
Words you can make from orbiter
69 playable · top: BROIER (8 pts)
Best play broier 8 points6-letter words
2 words5-letter words
8 words4-letter words
22 words3-letter words
23 words2-letter words
13 wordsHooks
1 extension · 1 back
A single letter you can add to orbiter to make another valid word.
Back
Find your best play with orbiter
See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes orbiter, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.