contactee
See also: contactée
English
Etymology
contact + -ee
Noun
contactee (plural contactees)
- A person who is contacted by someone.
- (ufology, dated) A person who claims to have been contacted by alien beings from outer space.
- 1966, "Harvard Astronomers Claim UFO's Are Based on Illusion and Religion," Harvard Crimson, 11 May:
- He believes the contactees (those who claim to have actual contact with beings from outer space) are actually creating a new theology.
- 1966, "Harvard Astronomers Claim UFO's Are Based on Illusion and Religion," Harvard Crimson, 11 May: