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
Albuquerque, is sure that an old-fashioned approach will solve the problem of the modern missileman.
From Time Magazine Archive
A fresh-faced American missileman exclaimed with Boy Scout enthusiasm that his task of getting ready to launch a Minuteman at a Soviet target gave him "more responsibility than I could obtain in a civilian world."
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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