earthling
noun
earth·ling
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variants:
or Earthling
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But rather than infiltrate secret military sites, earthlings in search of evidence of extraterrestrial life may want to keep an eye on scientific explorations like the one taking place on Mars, or planned efforts to explore a moon of Saturn. — Jacey Fortin, BostonGlobe.com, "‘Storm Area 51’ Facebook group is a million strong, but it’s a joke — kind of," 15 July 2019 Ancient stories exist of sky gods came down from the heavens to interact with the people of earth, and earthlings themselves traveled into the cosmos in a variety of mechanical contraptions. — courant.com, "Community News For The Manchester Edition," 10 July 2019 Decades before anyone had built a rocket, earthlings had already argued in science fiction about who is more suited for space travel: humans or machines. — Sarah Scoles, Discover Magazine, "Are Humans or Robots Better Fit for Exploring Space?," 12 Mar. 2019 Since Beyoncé is the only one who wakes up looking perfect, the rest of us earthlings might need a little help in how-to-get-gorgeous-skin department. — Carly Cadellino, Seventeen, "How To Apply Concealer Perfectly," 30 Sep. 2015 For decades, earthlings have dispatched spacecraft to Mars to study the planet's dusty surface and its thin atmosphere. — Shelby Grad, latimes.com, "Essential California: The pitfalls of DNA testing," 4 May 2018 This was partly because the ancients believed burning incense was a way of connecting earthlings with the gods, according to The Perfume Society. — Kelsey Kloss, ELLE Decor, "Home Fragrances: A Brief History, From Ancient Egypt To Today," 5 Aug. 2016 For decades, earthlings have dispatched spacecraft to Mars to study the planet's dusty surface and its thin atmosphere. — Amina Khan, latimes.com, "NASA's InSight mission will look deep into the heart of Mars for clues about its past," 3 May 2018 In space, an unplanned mishap shoots the Jupiter 2 toward an unknown, beautiful but often unfriendly planet with — what are the odds? — an earthling-friendly atmosphere. — Bill Keveney, USA TODAY, "5 things to help you take off with Netflix's new 'Lost in Space'," 12 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'earthling.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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earthling
noun
English Language Learners Definition of earthling
: a human being living on Earth
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