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earthsman

UK/ˈəːθsmən/

earthsman noun: someone from the planet Earth; an Earthman, an Earthling.

Noun

earthsman (plural earthsmen)

  1. (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 of earthsman

pluralearthsmen

Origin of earthsman

From Earth + -s- + man.

Questions about earthsman

What does earthsman mean?
Earthsman means someone from the planet Earth; an Earthman, an Earthling.
What part of speech is earthsman?
Earthsman is a noun.
How do you pronounce earthsman?
Earthsman is pronounced /ˈəːθsmən/ (UK).
What is the plural of earthsman?
The plural of earthsman is earthsmen.

Words near earthsman in the dictionary

  1. Earthsides
  2. earthslide
  3. earthslides
  4. earthslip
  5. earthslips
  6. earthsman
  7. earthsmen
  8. earthsmoke
  9. earthspace
  10. earthstar
  11. earthstars

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