“foreigner, citizen of a foreign land,” early 14c., from alien (adj.) or from noun use of the adjective in French and Latin. In the science fiction sense “being from another planet,” from 1953.
“foreigner, citizen of a foreign land,” early 14c., from alien (adj.) or from noun use of the adjective in French and Latin. In the science fiction sense “being from another planet,” from 1953.