earthling
Resident of here
Earthling means an inhabitant of Earth—a human being.
The word appears almost exclusively in science fiction contexts, where it distinguishes humans from extraterrestrials: The aliens demanded to speak with the earthlings' leader.
Outside fiction, earthling sounds deliberately playful or ironic, adopting an outsider's perspective on humanity.
People as a whole
- mortalSubject to death
- personHuman individual
- individualOne separate human being
- humanHomo sapiens individual
inhabitant · denizen · citizen · native · resident · worldling · groundling · surface dweller
Homo sapiens individual
- mortalSubject to death
- native speciesOrganisms originating in a region
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- localOf this area
pale blue dot · contact · first contact · invasion · abductee · visitor
Experienced in practical affairs
- mundaneCommonplace, lacking excitement
- secularNonreligious, worldly
- materialPhysical matter; pertinent
- carnalRelating to physical urges
fleshly · temporal · profane · nonspiritual · unenlightened · attached · grounded · mortal
Situated on earth
- ground-dwellingLiving on earth's surface
- surfaceOutermost boundary layer
- planetaryOf or relating to worlds
- terra firmaSolid ground underfoot
grounded · material · physical · corporeal · tangible · mortal · finite · temporal
Non-native being
- extraterrestrialBeing from outer space
- martianNative of fourth planet
- spacefarerOne traversing the cosmos
- off-worlderPerson from another planet
outsider · visitor · invader · cosmonaut · astronaut · starman · interstellar · otherworldly
humanity
People as a whole
- mortalSubject to death
- personHuman individual
- individualOne separate human being
human · inhabitant · denizen · citizen · native · resident · worldling · groundling · surface dweller · global citizen
human
Homo sapiens individual
- mortalSubject to death
- native speciesOrganisms originating in a region
- indigenousOriginating in a region
local · pale blue dot · contact · first contact · invasion · abductee · visitor
worldly
Experienced in practical affairs
- mundaneCommonplace, lacking excitement
- secularNonreligious, worldly
- materialPhysical matter; pertinent
carnal · fleshly · temporal · profane · nonspiritual · unenlightened · attached · grounded · mortal · incarnate
land-based
Situated on earth
- ground-dwellingLiving on earth's surface
- surfaceOutermost boundary layer
- planetaryOf or relating to worlds
terra firma · grounded · material · physical · corporeal · tangible · mortal · finite · temporal
alien
Non-native being
- extraterrestrialBeing from outer space
- martianNative of fourth planet
- spacefarerOne traversing the cosmos
off-worlder · outsider · visitor · invader · cosmonaut · astronaut · starman · interstellar · otherworldly · xenobiology
earthlingextraterrestrial
Being from outer space
alien · space alien · ET · Vulcan · Klingon
earthlingcelestial being
Divine supernatural entity
angel · deity · spirit · ethereal being · immortal