- a person who lives on earth; human being: now used mainly in science fiction
- a worldly person
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earthling
noun
- One, especially a human, that inhabits the planet Earth.
- A person devoted to the world; a worldling.
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Noun
(plural Earthlings)
- An inhabitant of the planet Earth (Generally in science fiction aliens who use the term Earthling look down on the people of earth.)
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