Meanings
plural space invaders
- A hostile alien from outer space.
- A person who intrudes on others' personal space, making them emotionally or physically uncomfortable.
When someone enters my bubble, I may feel uncomfortable. They are my space invaders.
2023 April 21 (last accessed), Diana Sylvander, Don't Be A Space Invader!- Social Story1 more example
When I forget to follow the rules with my hands, feet, and mouth, I become a Space Invader! A Space Invader makes it hard for others to work, think and play in their personal space.
2023 April 21 (last accessed), Kayla Weskamp, Space Invaders: A Social Skills Game (K – 5)
Origin
Made popular by the early video game Space Invaders (1978).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Spanish invasor espacial, invasor espacial
- invasor espacialalien
- invasor espacialhuman
Cite this entry
space invader. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/space%20invader
“space invader.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/space%20invader. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “space invader,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/space%20invader.
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