"space invader" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: space invaders [plural]
Etymology: Made popular by the early video game Space Invaders (1978). Head templates: {{en-noun}} space invader (plural space invaders)
  1. A hostile alien from outer space. Translations (alien): invasor espacial [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-space_invader-en-noun-j305-OHB Disambiguation of 'alien': 100 0
  2. A person who intrudes on others' personal space, making them emotionally or physically uncomfortable.
    Sense id: en-space_invader-en-noun-10iSuhA0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations, Celestial inhabitants, Human behaviour, People, Stock characters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Celestial inhabitants: 6 94 Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 7 93 Disambiguation of People: 0 100 Disambiguation of Stock characters: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (human): invasor espacial [masculine] (Spanish)
Categories (other): Astrobiology Disambiguation of Astrobiology: 0 0 Disambiguation of 'human': 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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