earthman
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9.6
- noun
- /ˈɜrθˌmæn/
- Archaic
:
terrestre
- Greetings, earthman.
- earthman named
Examples
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You entered this war on your own, Earthman... and lost your home world.
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Rokey was leaning wearily against the side railing of the bar, drink in hand, as the tall, fair-haired Earthman appeared out of the smoky murk of the nightclub.
Fiction book (2000) -
Very well, earthman, it seems we must part.
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Yes, earthman, I see you.
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Come and get me, Earthman
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Nevertheless, the Earthman found himself hard challenged.
Fiction book (2001) -
But you have a secret, earthman, some power I don't understand.
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Earthman, you must realise that the planet you lived on was commissioned, paid for and run by mice.
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The Earthman had traveled with his alien partner long enough to recognize the signs that he was pushing the envelope of the older man's patience.
Fiction book (2000) -
In the story, the earthman struggled to communicate with the alien species he encountered on another planet.
Synonyms
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5.9
A person who lives on the planet Earth
4
9.7
A person who lives on Earth, not on another planet
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8.1
A person from Earth, often in science fiction
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8.6
A person from planet Earth, often used as a contrast with aliens
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Earthman is simply made from earth ('the planet or ground') and man ('person'). In science fiction, an earthman is a person from Earth, different from beings from other planets, so the parts earth and man give a clear memory hook for the meaning.