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- 1. (in science fiction) a word used by aliens to refer to an inhabitant of the earth: "this was perfectly normal earthling behaviour"
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noun [ C ] uk / ˈɜːθ.lɪŋ / us / ˈɝːθ.lɪŋ /. Add to word list. Add to word list. in stories, a human being, especially when talked to or talked about by a creature from another planet. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
1. : an inhabitant of the earth. 2. : worldling. Examples of earthling in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web While we earthlings prepare for a rare total solar eclipse that will pass over North America, Mars had one of its own earlier this year.
earthling. noun [ C ] us / ˈɝːθ.lɪŋ / uk / ˈɜːθ.lɪŋ /. Add to word list. Add to word list. in stories, a human being, especially when talked to or talked about by a creature from another planet. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Humans, apes & monkeys. anthropo-.
noun. 1. an inhabitant of earth; mortal. 2.
An earthling is someone who lives on the planet Earth. In science fiction books and movies, people are called earthlings to distinguish them from aliens. E.T. was definitely not an earthling.
noun. an inhabitant of earth; mortal. worldling. earthling. / ˈɜːθlɪŋ / noun. (esp in poetry or science fiction) an inhabitant of the earth; human being. “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.
Earthlings, we can celebrate the accomplishment of landing a probe on a new world.
Definition of earthling noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
EARTHLING meaning: a human being living on Earth.
earthling meaning, definition, what is earthling: a human – used in science fiction storie...: Learn more.
