Mulder

Mulder is a surname, most famously associated with Fox Mulder, the FBI agent and paranormal investigator from the television series *The X-Files*.

In casual use, calling someone a Mulder suggests they're a conspiracy theorist or believer in the unexplained: Don't be such a Mulder—there's a rational explanation.

character

Fox

Prominent media surname

Duchovny · spooky · believer · basement · poster · flashlight · trenchcoat · slideshow · FBI · partner

paranormal

UFO

Unidentified aerial craft

conspiracy · cover-up · government · Roswell · sighting · unexplained · cryptid · phenomena · mothman · chupacabra

investigator

profiler

Behavioral pattern analyst

  • caseContainer or instance
  • evidenceFacts supporting truth
  • theoryExplanatory set of principles

hunch · obsessed · relentless · unorthodox · intuitive · maverick · rogue · suspended · badge · gun

Categories
Opposites
belief vs skepticism

MulderScully

Irish-origin family name

Dana Scully · skeptic · debunker · rationalist · doubter

fictional believer archetypes

MulderDana Scully

Phrases
Family

mill, miller, Scully

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G