space alien

English

Noun

space alien (plural space aliens)

1. (chiefly US) An extraterrestrial being; a visitor from outer space.
   • 1997 July 1, Janet Maslin, “Oh, Aliens: Business As Usual”, in New York Times:

     What would be the first question to ask a space alien newly arrived on planet Earth?

Usage notes

• In American usage, an extraterrestrial being is often called a "space alien," since the unqualified term "alien" is commonly used to denote a U.S. resident who is not a U.S. citizen.

Synonyms

• alien, ET, little green man

Translations

an extraterrestrial being

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 外星人 (zh) (wàixīngrén), 宇宙人 (zh) (yǔzhòurén)

• Finnish: avaruusolento (fi)
• French: extraterrestre (fr) m or f, alien (fr) m
• German: Außerirdischer (de) m, Außerirdische (de) f
• Japanese: 宇宙人 (ja) (うちゅうじん, uchūjin), 異星人 (いせいじん, iseijin)
• Polish: kosmita (pl) m
• Russian: инопланетя́нин (ru) m (inoplanetjánin), инопланетя́нка (ru) f (inoplanetjánka), прише́лец (ru) m (prišélec), косми́ческий прише́лец m (kosmíčeskij prišélec)
• Serbo-Croatian: svemirac (sh) m, izvanzemaljac (sh) m, vanzemaljac (sh) m

See also

• space invader