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contactee

contactee noun: a person who is contacted by someone.

Noun

contactee (plural contactees)

  1. A person who is contacted by someone.
  2. (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
    Synonyms:
    saucerian

Synonyms of contactee

Forms of contactee

pluralcontactees

Origin of contactee

From contact + -ee.

Questions about contactee

What does contactee mean?
Contactee means a person who is contacted by someone.
What part of speech is contactee?
Contactee is a noun.
What is the plural of contactee?
The plural of contactee is contactees.

Words near contactee in the dictionary

  1. contact-tracing
  2. contactabilities
  3. contactability
  4. contactable
  5. contacted
  6. contactee
  7. contactees
  8. contactin
  9. contacting
  10. contactins
  11. contaction

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