Offworlders

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Beings or individuals who come from or live in locations beyond the confines of Earth
2. Inhabitants or species that thrive outside the terrestrial boundaries of our planet
3. Entities that originate or reside beyond the planet Earth

Etymology: "Offworlders" is the plural of "offworlder," a noun built from the adverb "off" and "world" with the agentive suffix "-er." The phrase "off-world" was used in science fiction and related writing to mean beyond the home planet, and the noun formed from it denotes a person or being from such a place. Because the word depends on the existence of other worlds as a setting, its usage is tied closely to the imagined or real prospect of travel beyond Earth.

Synonyms: extraterrestrials, aliens