Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contactee

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: con-tactee
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who is contacted by someone.

noun

A person who has been contacted by alien beings from outer space.

Dated

Example Sentences

"He believes the contactees (those who claim to have actual contact with beings from outer space) are actually creating a new theology."
"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."

Etymology

From contact + -ee.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

contactees (plural)

Synonyms

saucerian

Questions

What does contactee mean?: A person who is contacted by someone.
Where does contactee come from?: From contact + -ee.

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