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spaceman

American  
[speys-man, -muhn] / ˈspeɪsˌmæn, -mən /

noun

spacemen plural
  1. an astronaut.

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


spaceman British  
/ 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

Gender

See -man.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of spaceman

First recorded in 1935–40; space + man

Example Sentences

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Frehley, known also for his Spaceman alter ego, died less than two weeks after canceling the remainder of his 2025 live performances due to undisclosed “onging medical issues.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025

It also features outsider figures, like Ronald Vaughan, a friend of Bingenheimer’s who has self-released music as “Isadore Ivy, Spaceman at Large.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024

The Spaceman singer said it was an "honour to be invited back to the Eurovision stage for a second time".

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2023

Here’s AJ’s ring walk, which is made to the accompaniment of Chris de Burgh’s A Spaceman Came Travelling a rap tune dedicated to him.

From The Guardian • Dec. 12, 2020

When he was little, they called him Spaceman.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

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