1. a hypothetical inhabitant of the moon
Usage: often used in science fiction or speculative contexts

1. of or relating to the moon or its supposed inhabitants
Usage: rare; chiefly literary or speculative

Examples

• Early science fiction writers imagined lunarians as advanced beings living in underground cities.
• The novel depicted a lunarian civilization with its own language and customs.
• Some 19th-century astronomers speculated about lunarian life on the moon's surface.
• The author created a lunarian character who visited Earth in her fantasy story.
• Lunarian mythology has inspired countless works of imaginative literature.