EARTHLING

tellurian, earthling, earthman, worldling

(noun) an inhabitant of the earth

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

earthling (plural earthlings)

Alternative letter-case form of Earthling

Anagrams

• haltering, heartling, lathering, real thing

Etymology

Noun

Earthling (plural Earthlings)

(especially science fiction) A sentient being who's a member of a species native to Earth.

(LGBT, slang, rare) A lesbian woman.

Synonyms

• Earthican (nonstandard), Terran, Tellurian, see also Earthling

Antonyms

• alien, extraterrestrial, see also extraterrestrial

Hypernyms

• Solarian

Hyponyms

• Earthboy, Earthgirl, Earthman, Earthwoman

Anagrams

• haltering, heartling, lathering, real thing

Source: Wiktionary


Earth"ling, n. Etym: [Earth + -ling.]

Definition: An inhabitant of the earth; a mortal. Earthings oft her deemed a deity. Drummond.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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