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English
Etymology
From belt + -er.
Noun
Belter (plural Belters)
- (science fiction) An inhabitant of an asteroid belt, especially that between Mars and Jupiter.
1966 February, Larry Niven, “The Warriors”, in If, volume 16, number 2 (#99 overall), page 152:You noticed a habit of mine once. I never make gestures. All Belters have that trait. It's because on a small mining ship you could hit something waving your arms around.
2015 December 22, Remembering the Cant (The Expanse), season 1, episode 3, spoken by Jim Holden (Steven Strait):Earth and Mars have been stepping on the necks of the Belters out here for over 100 years and I didn't want to be the boot.
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