earthsman

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UK/ˈəːθsmən/

noun

Someone from the planet Earth; an Earthman, an Earthling.

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Meanings

nounearthsman (plural earthsmen)

plural earthsmen

  1. archaicSomeone from the planet Earth; an Earthman, an Earthling.

    For years he knows not the land; so that when he comes to it at last, it smells like another world, more strangely than the moon would to an Earthsman.

    1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

Origin

From Earth + -s- + man.

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APA

earthsman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earthsman

MLA

“earthsman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earthsman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “earthsman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earthsman.

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