Romulan

English

Etymology

From Romulus +‎ -an. From the Star Trek franchise, in which they are described as being from the planet Romulus, drawing inspiration from the Roman origin story of Romulus and Remus.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈrɒmjʊlən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈrɑmjʊlən/

Noun

Romulan (plural Romulans)

1. A member of a fictional alien race, described as being cunning and opportunistic.
   • 1999, Peter Allen David, Double or Nothing:

     "Some sort of Romulan game," Riker said thoughtfully. "Trying to make us guess what they're up to."

   • 2000, Emma Forrest, Namedropper:

     "He looks like a Romulan." Suddenly, her attention is focused on him and she calls across the street, "Hey, monkey Romulan, sort it out!"

   • 2001, Michael W McConnell, Robert F Cochran, Angela C Carmella, Christian perspectives on legal thought:

     ...the law vaporizes like a Romulan warrior into the ions of space.

Anagrams

• unmoral