-dliŋ, -lēŋ noun
( -s )
Etymology: world (I) + -ling
1. : a person engrossed in the concerns of this present world : one devoted to this world and its interests, pleasures, and enjoyments : a worldly or worldly-minded person
among worldlings unlikely to be offended by a whiff of the smoking room — J.B.Boothroyd
2. : a citizen or inhabitant of the world : earthling 1
the new element where … the pressure would kill a worldling in a few seconds — J.E.Belliveau