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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary earth·ling DATE 1593 1. an inhabitant of the earth 2. worldling English Etymology earthling O.E. eyrþling "plowman" (see earth); 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 attested 1949 in writing of Robert Heinlein. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 earthling earth·ling / 5E:WliN; NAmE 5E:rW- / noun a word used in science fiction stories by creatures from other planets to refer to a person living on the earth 地球人(科幻小说中外星人用语) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged earth·ling \-thliŋ, -lēŋ\ noun (-s) 1. : an inhabitant of the earth; especially : a mortal human 2. : a worldly-minded person : worldling |
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