missileman
Americannoun
plural
missilemen-
a person who builds, designs, launches, or operates guided missiles.
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a technician or scientist whose work pertains to missilery.
Etymology
Origin of missileman
Example Sentences
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Chris Sembroski, 42, a data engineer and former Air Force missileman from Everett, entered an open lottery by donating to St. Jude.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2021
Pemberton, who is from New Bedford, Mass., enlisted in the Marine Corps last year and serves as an anti-tank missileman, according to the Marine Corps Times.
From Washington Post
Allen, 52, has headed the supersecret National Security Agency and is a missileman who talks the same kind of technical language as Defense Secretary Harold Brown.
From Time Magazine Archive
But even as his cold eyes range far into space, Ben Schriever, missileman extraordinary, keeps his feet on the earth.
From Time Magazine Archive
An instant later, the missileman, in his turret overhead, shouted: "Missile coming up; counter-missile off!"
From The Cosmic Computer by Piper, H. Beam
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