spaceman

[ speys-man, -muhn ]

noun,plural space·men [speys-men, -muhn]. /ˈspeɪsˌmɛn, -mən/.
  1. an astronaut.

  2. a visitor to earth from outer space; extraterrestrial.

Origin of spaceman

1
First recorded in 1935–40; space + man

usage note For spaceman

See -man.

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British Dictionary definitions for spaceman

spaceman

feminine spacewoman

/ (ˈspeɪsˌmæn) /


nounplural -men or -women
  1. a person who travels in outer space, esp one trained to participate in a space flight

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