a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
[ Syn: foreigner , noncitizen , outlander ]
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
[ Syn: extraterrestrial being , extraterrestrial ]
alien (n.)
not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something; an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism; the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper; jealousy is foreign to her nature
[ Syn: foreign ]
being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; alien customs; exotic plants in a greenhouse; exotic cuisine
[ Syn: exotic ]
alien (adj.)
transfer property or ownership; The will aliened the property to the heirs
[ Syn: alienate ]
arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness; She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious