earthling

noun

earth·​ling ˈərth-liŋ 

variants or Earthling

1

: an inhabitant of the earth

2

: worldling

Examples of earthling in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Although there were sound reasons for boycotting both Russia, in 2018, and Qatar, in 2022, earthlings still tucked their consciences into their back pockets and showed up. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

The story line has nothing to do with Queen but instead centers on a tale about rebel Earthlings overthrowing their cruel overlords. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 18 June 2026

For roughly the first three decades of his career, Spielberg tended to take a fairly sanguine view of aliens, refusing to succumb to the disaster-movie framework of aliens attacking terrified Earthlings. — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026

In the layer of the upper atmosphere called the stratosphere, the gas creates a protective layer that shields Earthlings from harmful ultraviolet rays. — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 8 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

earthling

noun

earth·​ling ˈərth-liŋ 

: one who lives on the planet earth