- noun
- A spiritual leader primarily engaged in moneymaking activities.
- Origin
- Portmanteau of ‘pastor’ and ‘entrepreneur’.
- Source
- Godmother
- noun
- An archaeologist, patronizingly rendered into today’s speech by some of the more learned folk.
- Source
- The Crucible of Time
- noun
- A device for sending and receiving wireless voice communications.
- Origin
- Formed from the prefix piezo- (relating to piezoelectricity) and phone (sound).
- Source
- Gateway
- verb
- A method of faster-than-light travel that involves compressing space into two dimensions.
- Origin
- Pairing of ‘plane’ (a flat surface) and ‘form’.
- Source
- The Game of Rat and Dragon
- noun
- A corporation with extreme economic and political power, usually having nation status.
- Origin
- Pairing of polús (great) and ‘corporate’.
- Source
- Voice of the Whirlwind
- noun
- A sentient oceanic life form covering the surface of the planet Solaris.
- Origin
- Polús (many), possibly in combination with thera (“of her”).
- Source
- Solaris