spaceman
Americannoun
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See -man.
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Origin of spaceman
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The action-comedy favourite once again stars Tim Allen as spaceman Buzz Lightyear, Tom Hanks as a pull-string cowboy doll named Woody, and Joan Cusack as cowgirl Jessie.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
But I love him best when he’s silly and sensitive and Tim Allen really shines at providing the spaceman with an emotional depth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
The film has Sandler, whose acting chops are often underrated, in a dramatic role as the titular spaceman, whose name is Jakub.
From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
Each member adopts a specific stage identity: Simmons the demon; Stanley the starchild; Frehley the spaceman, and Criss the catman.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
“What’s up with that spaceman outfit? You in the Black Eyed Peas now?”
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
But that approach was abandoned after they found themselves essentially building another Space Shuttle Discovery, and they threw out modernized designs for the spacemen, too.
From The Verge ● Jun. 18, 2022
The two spacemen were viewed with a mixture of passing curiosity and snarling resentment.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2021
“I’m trying to get the planet ready for spacemen, because they’re sure to land soon.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2020
Parents on Netmums have given examples of characters such as spacemen, Elvis Presley and footballers being introduced to the nativity story.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2014
He’d show up at my house or I’d go up to his and we’d be off to the mountains, playing cowboys or spacemen or pirates or whatever we could think up.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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