truther

noun

truth·​er ˈtrü-thər How to pronounce truther (audio)
plural truthers
: someone who believes that the truth about an important subject or event is being concealed from the public by a powerful conspiracy
He isn't a 9/11 truther, as some erroneously allege, but he has his fair share of "out there" beliefs.Felix Biederman
But it is not flattering to be called a "truther." The term originated, as far as anyone can tell, to characterize people who embraced alternative explanations for the Sept. 11 attacks.Mark Leibovich
… a so-called "truther," come to convince me that various gun massacres were staged by the federal government.Fred Grimm

Examples of truther in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But none of that could be done without first executing a motion control shot that introduced Splinter and his many clones setting up a stage at a truther convention. Stacy Lambe, IndieWire, 18 July 2024 According to the Maui truthers, it can be found in the aforementioned Falcon 9 launch photo from May 2018. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2023 Decidedly not the former liberal feminist writer turned far-out Covid truther Naomi Wolf? Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023 McMillan is — what’s the best way to put this — not a birthday truther. Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 4 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for truther 

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Word History

First Known Use

2005, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of truther was in 2005

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“Truther.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truther. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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