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Earthie
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English
Alternative forms
en earthie
Etymology
From en Earth -ie.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɜːθi/ RP
en /ˈɝθi/ GA
Noun
en science fiction informal often derogatory An inhabitant of the Earth.
en 1947 October w:Frederik Pohl Donovan Had a Dream w:Thrilling Wonder Stories 30 1 27 "Earthgirl?" the guard repeated. "She didn't look like an Earthie."
en 1963 May w:John Jakes Underfollow w:The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 24 5 (#144 overall) 66 The blue men of Mica II discriminated against Earthies, considered them inferior since the Micans had conquered the Earthies a hundred years ago.
Synonyms
en Earthling, en Terran, en Tellurian, see also Thesaurus:Earthling
Antonyms
en alien, en extraterrestrial, see also Thesaurus:extraterrestrial
Hypernyms
en Solarian
Hyponyms
en Earthgirl, en Earthman, en Earthwoman
References
45
en Celestial inhabitants