contactee en · NOUN
Etymology
From contact + -ee.
Meanings
- A person who is contacted by someone.
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(dated) A person who has been contacted by alien beings from outer space.
He believes the contactees (those who claim to have actual contact with beings from outer space) are actually creating a new theology.
1966 May 11, “Harvard Astronomers Claim UFO's Are Based on Illusion and Religion”, in Harvard Crimson:The “contactees” or “saucerians” surfaced in 1952 in southern California. They presented themselves as selected by superior beings from other planets for a special assignment—save the world.
2001, David A. Clary, Before and After Roswell, page 63:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| contactees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |