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Earthperson en · NOUN

Etymology

From Earth + person.

Meanings

1. (usually) An inhabitant of the planet Earth.
   • "That was an ingenious idea, Earthperson," it said slowly. "There is now a beneficent atmosphere surrounding my pressure envelope, which will enable me to repair the torn fabric and survive until Illensan assistance arrives. Thank you." 1983, James White, Sector General, page 24:
   • The Venusians, unlike other planetary races, were almost like Earthpeople. There was only one notable difference—they had feathers on their heads instead of hair. 1953 May, Eando Binder, “Interplanetary Tenements”, in Captain Marvel Adventures, volume 24, number 144, inside front cover:
   • My last act as an earthperson, she says, was t' snatch off my landlawd's glasses and punch and punch 'im in the nose. 1974, Donald Newlove, The Drunks, page 140:
   • It was Tarna's first demonstration of Earthpersons—or rather Earth robots—in action, an the villagers were hugely impressed. 1986, Arthur C. Clarke, The Songs of Distant Earth, page 81:
   • And beyond that, the most important equipment of all: the manufacturing units that processed the Earthpeople's food. 1956, Philip Kindred Dick, The World Jones Made, page 198:

Forms

Antonyms

alien · extraterrestrial

Hypernyms

Solarian

Hyponyms

Earthwoman · Earthgirl · Earthman · Earthboy

Synonyms

Earthling · Terran · Tellurian