spaceman
noun
an astronaut.
spacemen
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pluralof spaceman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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 spacemen earned thousands of dollars for sometimes-staged events about their lives.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 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
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
