Proxima Centaurian

English

Etymology

From Proxima Centauri +‎ -an.

Noun

Proxima Centaurian (plural Proxima Centaurians)

1. (science fiction) An inhabitant of Proxima Centauri.
   • 1998, Everett Franklin Bleiler, Richard J[ames] Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years, Kent, Ohio, London: The Kent State University Press, →ISBN, page 248:

     The Proxima Centaurians, who are roughly humanoid in shape, are a development of mobile carnivorous plants.

   • 2011, G.C. Goddu, “Will You Survive a Trip to Rekall, Inc.?”, in D.E. Wittkower, editor, Philip K. Dick and Philosophy: Do Androids Have Kindred Spirits? (George A. Reisch, editor, Popular Culture and Philosophy, volume 63), Chicago, Ill., LaSalle, Ill.: Open Court Publishing Company, →ISBN, section “Identity Crises”, page 65:

     In “Rautavaara’s Case,” the alien Proxima Centaurians save the severely damaged human Agneta Rautavaara by using the rest of her irreparable body as a nutrient source to sustain her brain.

   • 2018, William B. Irvine, You: A Natural History, Oxford University Press, →ISBN:

     Rather than come here in person, it would be much more sensible for Proxima Centaurians, if they exist, to send an unmanned satellite, the way we have in our exploration of the other planets of the solar system.

Adjective

Proxima Centaurian (comparative more Proxima Centaurian, superlative most Proxima Centaurian)

1. (science fiction, rare) Of or relating to Proxima Centauri.
   • 2016, Jamie Sawyer, The Lazarus War; Book Three: Origins, Orbit, →ISBN:

     Science Officer Heath stood out as the only American – specifically, of Proxima Centaurian descent – among the command cadre.

   • 2021, Jim McCann, Star Trek: Year Five, IDW Publishing:

     IF I CAN ISOLATE THE DIFFERENCES IN HUMAN BLOOD AND PROXIMA CENTAURIAN…

   • 2021, Craig Campobasso, The Extraterrestrial Species Almanac: The Ultimate Guide to Greys, Reptilians, Hybrids, and Nordics, Weiser Books, →ISBN, page 109:

     A member of the Galacterian Alignment, and participants in the Melchizedek Star Seed Program, the Proxima Centaurian race is here to assist Earth in its dualistic proclivity: to spiritually raise, to uplift mentally, to reveal health—all roads that lead to true happiness.