by Anonymous June 11, 2003
A STNG enthusiast.
by Benjamin Dover May 06, 2003
by william shatner November 25, 2003
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 didn't 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.
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 didn't 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.
"Yeah, I'm a Star Trek fan, but I'm not a trekkie, I'm a trekker. Why? Because it better reflects what being a fan is about."
by John Marston April 19, 2006
"that guy is a snow trekker"
"he went to get snow trekker gear"
"those are some mean snow trekker boots"
"he went to get snow trekker gear"
"those are some mean snow trekker boots"
by arkitecta84 February 23, 2010
A trekker puts on a backpack, and hikes. A star trek trekker doesn't. His favourite song is 'where no man has gone before.' Sounds like a feminist movement song. He prefers alien culture (Vulcan and Klingon) to his own. And he believes the star trek tv show is 'real.' Neil Armstrong made it to the moon. Zefram Cochrane didn't. Neither did William Shatner. William Shatner is an actor, not a astronaut. Like the other actors get paid to appear at conventions. Trekkers don't like Trekkies, because they're too hardcore. A Trekkie will ask how big are those photon torpodoes? They're 4 foot long and made of wood, an actor replied.
by Iam not Elmer Fudd May 11, 2020
Someone who is obsessed with Star Trek. A nerd. Hates being called a trekkie because trekkies are more "extreme" with their obsession.
by crazymalicous May 28, 2005