Earthman

See also: earthman

English

Etymology

Earth +‎ man

Noun

Earthman (plural Earthmen)

(usually science fiction) A male inhabitant of Earth.
- 1928, Burroughs, Edgar Rice, The Master Mind of Mars, page 2:
  Such dreams! Always of Mars, and during my waking hours at night my eyes always sought out the Red Planet when he was above the horizon and clung there seeking a solution of the seemingly unfathomable riddle he has presented to the Earthman for ages.

Hypernyms

Earther, Earthling, for more see Thesaurus:Earthling

Coordinate terms

Earthgirl, Earthwoman

References

“Earthman” in Jeff Prucher, editor, Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 2007, →ISBN, page 46.
earthman n. at the OED Science Fiction Citations Project

Anagrams

heartman, manhater

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