Terrestrian
English
Adjective
Terrestrian (comparative more Terrestrian, superlative most Terrestrian)
- Of or relating to Earth or its inhabitants; of terrestrial origin.
- 1930 Fall, Campbell, John Wood, “Black Star Passes”, in Amazing Stories Quarterly, volume 3, number 4, page 500:
- In the meantime the Terrestrian and Venerian governments were already preparing vigorously for further inroads.
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Noun
Terrestrian (plural Terrestrians)
- An inhabitant of Earth; a human.
- 1930 Fall, Campbell, John Wood, “Black Star Passes”, in Amazing Stories Quarterly, volume 3, number 4, page 516:
- This rocket squad was composed almost solely of Terrestrians, for they were used to the greater gravity of Earth, and could stand greater acceleration than could Venerians.
- 1950 November, Jones, Raymond Fisher, “Tools of the Trade”, in Astounding Science Fiction, volume 46, number 3, page 55:
- How would it look for the First Administrator to go limping around the galaxies explaining that he was behind schedule because his ship got wrecked on Sol III and the Terrestrians were incapable of matching his drives?
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Synonyms
- Earthling
- Terran
- Tellurian
- See also Thesaurus:Earthling
Antonyms
- alien
- extraterrestrial
- See also Thesaurus:extraterrestrial
Hypernyms
- Solarian
Hyponyms
- Earthgirl
- Earthman
- Earthwoman
References
- “Terrestrian” in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford University Press, 2007, →ISBN, page 238.
- Terrestrian adj. at the OED Science Fiction Citations Project
- Terrestrian n. at the OED Science Fiction Citations Project