Meaning of Earthling | Babel Free
/ˈɜːθlɪŋ/Definitions
- An inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of heaven.
- One who tills the earth; a farmer, a husbandman, a ploughman.
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Alternative letter-case form of Earthling. alt-of
- An inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet; specifically, a sentient member of any species native to Earth.
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A person who is materialistic or worldly; a worldling. archaic
Equivalents
Examples
“VVe (of all earthlings) are Gods vtmoſt ſubiects, the laſt (in a manner) that he bought to his obedience: ſhal we then forgette that vvee are any ſubiects of hys, becauſe (as amongſt his Angels) he is not viſibly conuerſant amongſt vs?”
“Eoꞃðlinᵹ [Eorthling], is a Husbandman, or Earthling.”
“And we have not imagination enough to believe, that either the Danish boors, who were earthlings (yrthlingas) in the country, or the Danish soldiers, who, as history tells us, were dandies at the court of King Canute, could, in the brief space of twenty years, have so overlaid or interlarded the pure Anglo-Saxon with their provincialisms, as to give it a new character, and thus form a new period in its history, as was afterwards done by the Normans.”
“VVe (of all earthlings) are Gods vtmoſt ſubiects, the laſt (in a manner) that he bought to his obedience: ſhal we then forgette that vvee are any ſubiects of hys, becauſe (as amongſt his Angels) he is not viſibly conuerſant amongſt vs?”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.