rocketeer

American  

[rok-i-teer] / ˌrɒk ɪˈtɪər /

Also rocketer

noun

1. a person who discharges, rides in, or pilots a rocket.

2. a technician or scientist whose work pertains to rocketry.

---

rocketeer British  

/ ˌrɒkɪˈtɪə /

noun

1. an engineer or scientist concerned with the design, operation, or launching of rockets

---

Etymology

Origin of rocketeer

First recorded in 1825–35; rocket ¹ + -eer

Example Sentences

“We gained traction with that project in the wake of the George Floyd murder and in a moment where there was a cultural correction and people seemed to want to do better. But now we’re in a moment where it’s evident that a lot of that was performative and not bone-deep. Projects like that suddenly become challenged. ‘Onyeka’ being one, ‘Return of the Rocketeer’ at Disney being another.”

From Los Angeles Times

Negron’s stylistic and storytelling influences are varied: from the retro technology and stylish imagery of “The Rocketeer” to a Southern Gothic aesthetic born of a Baptist upbringing.

From Los Angeles Times

She had small roles in prestigious movies like “The Rocketeer,” “The Firm,” “Lorenzo’s Oil” and “Nobody’s Fool.”

From New York Times

Even so, it’s hard to see von Braun’s transition from Nazi rocketeer to American hero as anything less than astonishing.

From Slate

Sorvino was a mainstay in films and television for more than 50 years, playing an Italian American communist in Warren Beatty’s “Reds,” Henry Kissinger in Oliver Stone’s “Nixon” and mob boss Eddie Valentine in “The Rocketeer.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• cosmonaut
• pilot