worldling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person absorbed by the concerns and interests and pleasures of the present world
  2. noun an inhabitant of the earth
    earthman; tellurian; earthling.

WordNet

World"ling
Etymology
World + -ling.
Definitions
  1. A person whose soul is set upon gaining temporal possessions; one devoted to this world and its enjoyments.
    A foutre for the world and worldlings base. Shak.
    If we consider the expectations of futurity, the worldling gives up the argument. Rogers.
    And worldlings blot the temple's gold. Keble.

Webster 1913