It appears that it’s a term with more than one use; analogously, a man can be called a rake.
I look at the picture of the dressed up dude and think “huh. I do love to laugh at the Ancient Alien guys, but dang...”
Tell me that don’t look like he’s wearing a a headset with speaker over the ears and a microphone on a boom by his mouth?
And a powerpack on his back? And what’s with the tail?