noun
- inhabitants of the planet Earth, especially as viewed from the perspective of beings from other planets
Usage: often used in science fiction
Examples
- The alien visitors studied the behavior of earthlings.
- In the movie, earthlings had to defend their planet from invasion.
- The spacecraft carried a message of peace to all earthlings.
- Earthlings have not yet made contact with other intelligent life forms.
- The science fiction novel described earthlings as a primitive species.
- From space, all earthlings look the same regardless of nationality.