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spaceman

[ speys-man, -muhn ]

noun

, plural space·men [speys, -men, -m, uh, n].
  1. an astronaut.
  2. a visitor to earth from outer space; extraterrestrial.


spaceman

/ ˈspeɪsˌmæn /

noun

  1. a person who travels in outer space, esp one trained to participate in a space flight
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Gender Note

See -man.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spaceman1

First recorded in 1935–40; space + man
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Example Sentences

"Spaceman's luck," yelled Tom as the officer and the cadet ran toward the waiting ship.

"Spaceman's luck, sir," said Tom, shaking Captain Strong's hand.

You'd certainly create a sensation if you walked into the Spaceman's Rendezvous in Jovopolis.

Along Spaceman's Row, hard men played a grim game of survival.

"In the secondhand shops along Spaceman's Row," replied the big Venusian.

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