offworlder

Not from here

An offworlder is someone from another planet or celestial body—a person not native to the world where they currently find themselves.

The term belongs to science fiction, appearing in stories where interplanetary or interstellar travel is common enough that people regularly encounter those from elsewhere.

The locals eyed the offworlder with suspicion.

It carries connotations of being an outsider or stranger, sometimes with implications of cultural unfamiliarity or distrust.

alien

extraterrestrial

Being from outer space

nonterrestrialNot of Earth
xenobiologyStudy of alien organisms
ETAlien abbreviation

visitor · invader · unearthly · inhuman · humanoid · nonhuman · alienation · outsider · stranger · foreigner

scifi

spacefarer

One traversing the cosmos

starshipFictional interstellar vessel
interstellarBetween celestial bodies
spacecraftVehicle for outer space

exoplanet · cosmonaut · astronaut · astrogation · hyperdrive · cryosleep · terraformer · orbital · lightspeed · homeworld

colony

settler

One who colonizes territory

colonistPerson inhabiting new territory
pioneerEarly explorer or settler
emigrantPerson resettling in another nation

expatriate · terraform · outpost · frontier · habitat · dome · settlement · homesteader · martian · biosphere

identity

immigrant

One who resettles abroad

migrantOne who relocates
refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad
displacedShifted from proper location

exile · newcomer · nonnative · transplant · diaspora · belonging · homeland · origin · accent · customs

Opposites

planetary origin/residence

offworldernative

Originating from a place

local · indigenous · groundling · earthborn · native-born

social belonging/insider status

offworldernative

Originating from a place

local · insider · citizen · one of us · resident

Family

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