Earthperson

Earth +‎ person

Earthperson (plural Earthpersons or Earthpeople)

1. (usually science fiction) An inhabitant of the planet Earth.
   • 1953 May, Binder, Eando, “Interplanetary Tenements”, in Captain Marvel Adventures‎, volume 24, number 144, page (inside front cover):

     The Venusians, unlike other planetary races, were almost like Earthpeople. There was only one notable difference—they had feathers on their heads instead of hair.

   • 1956, Dick, Philip Kindred, The World Jones Made, page 198:

     And beyond that, the most important equipment of all: the manufacturing units that processed the Earthpeople's food.

   • 1974, Newlove, Donald, The Drunks, page 140:

     My last act as an earthperson, she says, was t' snatch off my landlawd's glasses and punch and punch 'im in the nose.

   • 1983, White, James, Sector General, page 24:

     "That was an ingenious idea, Earthperson," it said slowly. "There is now a beneficent atmosphere surrounding my pressure envelope, which will enable me to repair the torn fabric and survive until Illensan assistance arrives. Thank you."

   • 1986, Clarke, Arthur C., The Songs of Distant Earth, page 81:

     It was Tarna's first demonstration of Earthpersons—or rather Earth robots—in action, an the villagers were hugely impressed.

• Earthling, Terran, Tellurian, see also Thesaurus:Earthling

• alien, extraterrestrial, see also Thesaurus:extraterrestrial

• Solarian

• Earthgirl, Earthman, Earthwoman

• “Earthperson” in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford University Press, 2007, →ISBN, page 47.
• earthperson n. at the OED Science Fiction Citations Project