saucerman

See also: Saucerman

English

Etymology

Compound of (flying) saucer +‎ man.

Noun

saucerman (plural saucermen)

1. (science fiction) Someone who travels in a flying saucer.
   • 2003, Denis Meikle, Vincent Price: The Art of Fear, London: Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, →ISBN, page 76:

     To convince Sam Arkoff to put House of Usher — a film devoid of atomic mutants, bug-eyed saucermen, werewolves, vampires and other poster-friendly manifestations of the fifties' sci-fi boom — into production, Roger Corman had famously informed the joint head of American International that the house was the monster.

References

• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “saucerman, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.