A fan of any iteration of Star Trek, not just the Next Generation as elsewhere noted.
Original series Star Trek fans have had a preference for trekker, not [trekkie], going back to the early [70s] and the first conventions.
At [about that time], the mainstream media discovered Star Trek fandom with feature stories that usually had a condescending spin, including the term trekkie. These were along the lines of Who are these [trekkies] and why do they gather by the thousands to profess their love for an old canceled TV show?
Those features often focused on the most extreme aspects of fandom that of course looked weirdest to non-fans, and didnt [delve] into what it was about the show that made fans so passionate. Thus were the beginnings of the nerdy [cliches] that have come to be associated with fans. It was to avoid associations with such cliches that original Star Trek fans became opposed to trekkie and sought to get the more serious-sounding term trekker used.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/topic/117860/trekkerRSS for NodeMon, 15 Jun 2026 23:23:14 GMTWed, 04 Sep 2019 17:04:17 GMT60Someone who is obsessed with [Star Trek]. A nerd. Hates being called a [trekkie] because [trekkies] are more extreme with their obsession.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/262785https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/262785Mon, 13 Jul 2020 17:25:05 GMT[what the] [Trekkie] [nerds] would rather have you call them

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/262784https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/262784Mon, 11 May 2020 01:05:11 GMTA noun, trekkers are originally fans of the TV show Star Trek: the Next Generation, and used the term trekker to differentiate themselves from the original star trek fans who called themselves trekkies Trekker has now come to mean a [Trekkie] who doesnt understand that theyre a [trekkie]. Within the star trek community, there is still a debate over the difference between [trekkies] and trekkers, but the only difference is that trekkies came first, and trekkers dont like the term trekkie.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/262783https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/262783Mon, 11 May 2020 01:05:10 GMTSomeone who [likes] to [trek]. [Obviously].

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/262782https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/262782Mon, 11 May 2020 01:05:09 GMTA devoted fan of the television series [Star Trek] or one of its [spinoff] series or films. Variant: [Trekkie].

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/262781https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/262781Tue, 18 Aug 2020 00:05:02 GMTA [Trekkie] with [no sense] of [humor].

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/262780https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/262780Mon, 11 May 2020 01:05:08 GMTA person who makes a long arduous journey, especially on foot.

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