off-worlders
Not from here
Off-worlders are people from another planet or space habitat—extraterrestrials or human colonists from elsewhere in the galaxy.
The term appears in science fiction to distinguish locals from visitors or immigrants who originated beyond the current world: The off-worlders had trouble adjusting to Earth's gravity.
It often carries undertones of otherness or outsider status.
Non-native being
- martianNative of fourth planet
- jovianGas giant descriptor
- xenomorphForeign biological entity
- visitorShort-term guest
outsider · foreigner · nonnative · stranger · newcomer · interloper · abductee · mothership
Delicate beyond earthly measure
- spectralGhostlike or wavelength-related
- ghostlyResembling a specter
- transcendentExceeding usual boundaries
- unearthlySupernatural or eerie
celestial · dimensional · planar · astral · spirit · entity · being · apparition
Dystopian tech-noir fiction
- replicantsArtificial beings duplicating humans
- androidsHuman-shaped artificial beings
- clonesGenetically identical copies
- mutantsGenetically altered organisms
transhuman · uplift · federation · xenobiology · collective · species · lifeform · sentient
alien
Non-native being
visitor · outsider · foreigner · nonnative · stranger · newcomer · interloper · abductee · mothership · invasion
ethereal
Delicate beyond earthly measure
- spectralGhostlike or wavelength-related
- ghostlyResembling a specter
- transcendentExceeding usual boundaries
unearthly · celestial · dimensional · planar · astral · spirit · entity · being · apparition · visitor
cyberpunk
Dystopian tech-noir fiction
- replicantsArtificial beings duplicating humans
- androidsHuman-shaped artificial beings
- clonesGenetically identical copies
mutants · transhuman · uplift · federation · xenobiology · collective · species · lifeform · sentient
spacefarers
Those who travel beyond Earth
- cosmonautsRussian space travelers
- astronautsCrew of spacecraft
- colonistsSettlers in new territory
settlers · emigrants · pioneers · starship · orbital · lunar · terraform · habitat · outpost · expedition
off-worldersnatives
Original local population
locals · indigenous people · earthlings · insiders · grounders
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