# Mandalorian

> English word · Noun · IPA /mændɑːloːjən/ · frequency rank #61,615

## Definitions
1. A member of a fictional group of warriors, predominantly humans, in the universe of the Star Wars motion pictures.

## Etymology
Coined by George Lucas during the production of the 1980 science fiction film The Empire Strikes Back to describe a group of warriors from the planet Mandalore, including one of the film's most famous characters, Boba Fett. However, the term was first published in the film's novelization, by Donald F. Glut.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mandalorian