Earthling

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• Earthling — refers to an individual of a species originating from earth. Historically the term referred to a mortal inhabitant of the earth (as opposed to immortals from the underworld or heaven.)EtymologyThe term earthling is originally from Old English… …   Wikipedia

• Earthling — Earth ling, n. [Earth + ling.] An inhabitant of the earth; a mortal. [1913 Webster] Earthlings oft her deemed a deity. Drummond. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• earthling — (n.) O.E. yrþling plowman (see EARTH (Cf. earth) + LING (Cf. ling)); the sense of inhabitant of the earth is from 1590s. Earthman was originally (1860) a demon who lives in the earth; science fiction sense of inhabitant of the planet Earth first… …   Etymology dictionary

• earthling — [n] human being earth dweller, humankind, man, person, tellurian, woman; concept 417 …   New thesaurus

• earthling — ► NOUN ▪ (in science fiction) an inhabitant of the earth …   English terms dictionary

• earthling — [ʉrth′liŋ] n. 1. a person who lives on the earth; human being: now used mainly in science fiction 2. a worldly person …   English World dictionary

• earthling — UK [ˈɜː(r)θlɪŋ] / US [ˈɜrθlɪŋ] noun [countable] Word forms earthling : singular earthling plural earthlings a human. This word is used in science fiction stories by creatures from other planets …   English dictionary

• Earthling — noun /ˈɜː(ɹ)θ.lɪŋ/ An inhabitant of the planet Earth (Generally in science fiction aliens who use the term Earthling look down on the people of earth.) Syn: Earthican, Earthman, Earthwoman, tellurian, Terran, t …   Wiktionary

• earthling — [[t]ɜ͟ː(r)θlɪŋ[/t]] earthlings N COUNT: usu pl Earthling is used in science fiction to refer to human beings who live on the planet Earth …   English dictionary