earthman
noun
a human inhabitant or native of the planet Earth.
earthmen
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pluralof earthman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The stories "were connected by the repeated theme that earthmen are despoilers and not developers", according to the FBI.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 30, 2012
Such a "Faustian"* universe, he says, would be unobservable by earthmen because Faustian matter would not in teract with normal matter; it would separate out into planets, solar systems and galaxies of its own.
From Time Magazine Archive
They hoped that earthmen would understand it, since they were sending it back by laser beam.
From Time Magazine Archive
We are confident that the exploration of outer space will greatly benefit earthmen.
From Time Magazine Archive
Why—just because these little earthmen are his familiars, and back him up in every thing!'
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 by Various
