earthling

[ urth-ling ]

/ ˈɜrθ lɪŋ /

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noun

an inhabitant of earth; mortal.

worldling.

Origin of earthling

First recorded in 1585–95; earth + -ling¹

Words nearby earthling

earth-god, earth-goddess, earth-grazer, earth inductor compass, earthlight, earthling, earth lodge, earthly, earthman, earth mother, earthmover

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Example sentences from the Web for earthling

He closed the door and pressed against it to be as far away from the earthling as possible.
Earth Alert!|Kris Neville
Aerial love is but an earthling still, It must come down for food or mortal die, And what but virtues feed it?
The Mortal Gods and Other Plays|Olive Tilford Dargan
"Of course," the Earthling agreed weakly, licking cottony lips.
Skin Game|Charles E. Fritch
The bandwidths in the Martian cameras don't necessarily match the color bandwidths on Earthling computers.
Color Images from Mars Rovers|Bob Webster

Nature calls every earthling up, And reassures each tiny sprout.
Enamels and Cameos and other Poems|Thophile Gautier

British Dictionary definitions for earthling

earthling

/ (ˈɜːθlɪŋ) /

noun

(esp in poetry or science fiction) an inhabitant of the earth; human being

Word Origin for earthling

C16: from earth + ling 1

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单词	earthling
释义	earthling [ urth-ling ] / ˈɜrθ lɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR earthling ON THESAURUS.COM noun an inhabitant of earth; mortal. worldling. Origin of earthling First recorded in 1585–95; earth + -ling¹ Words nearby earthling earth-god, earth-goddess, earth-grazer, earth inductor compass, earthlight, earthling, earth lodge, earthly, earthman, earth mother, earthmover Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for earthling He closed the door and pressed against it to be as far away from the earthling as possible. Earth Alert!\|Kris Neville Aerial love is but an earthling still, It must come down for food or mortal die, And what but virtues feed it? The Mortal Gods and Other Plays\|Olive Tilford Dargan "Of course," the Earthling agreed weakly, licking cottony lips. Skin Game\|Charles E. Fritch The bandwidths in the Martian cameras don't necessarily match the color bandwidths on Earthling computers. Color Images from Mars Rovers\|Bob Webster Nature calls every earthling up, And reassures each tiny sprout. Enamels and Cameos and other Poems\|Thophile Gautier British Dictionary definitions for earthling earthling / (ˈɜːθlɪŋ) / noun (esp in poetry or science fiction) an inhabitant of the earth; human being Word Origin for earthling C16: from earth + ling 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to earthling tellurian, woman, man, humankind, person
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earthling

noun

Origin of earthling

Words nearby earthling

Example sentences from the Web for earthling

British Dictionary definitions for earthling

noun

Word Origin for earthling

Words related to earthling