contactee

[ kon-tak-tee ]

noun

1. a person or thing that is contacted.
2. a person who claims to have communicated with or been contacted by visitors arriving from outer space.

Word History and Origins

Origin of contactee¹

contact + -ee

Example Sentences

Contactee lore also started applying “scientific ideas” as a way to repackage some of the mysterious forces associated with traditional religions.

From Salon

Contactee lore also started applying “scientific ideas” as a way to repackage some of the mysterious forces associated with traditional religions.

From Time

The 90-minute excursion was hosted by Kim Carlsberg, a photographer, author and internationally acclaimed U.F.O. researcher and self-professed “contactee.”

From New York Times

In Gods Without Men, Van Tassel becomes Schmidt, a contactee, ufologist and founder of a cult.

From The Guardian

The site urges people contacted by other users to ask a series of personal questions to establish that the contactee is in fact who they claim to be.

From BBC