earthsman en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈəːθsmən/ (UK)
Etymology
From Earth + -s- + man.
Meanings
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(archaic) Someone 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| earthsmen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |