space alien

English

space alien (plural space aliens)

(chiefly US) An extraterrestrial being; a visitor from outer space.
- 1997, Janet Maslin, "Oh, Aliens: Business As Usual," New York Times, 1 Jul.:
  What would be the first question to ask a space alien newly arrived on planet Earth?

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.

an extraterrestrial being

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