English

Noun

contactee ‎(plural contactees)

1. A person who is contacted by someone.
2. (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.