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spaceman

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

noun, plural space·men [speys-men, -muhn]. /ˈspeɪsˌmɛn, -mən/.

an astronaut.
a visitor to earth from outer space; extraterrestrial.

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Origin of spaceman

First recorded in 1935–40; space + man

usage note for spaceman

See -man.

Words nearby spaceman

space junk, Spacelab, space lattice, space law, spaceless, spaceman, space mark, space medicine, space opera, space out, space platform
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British Dictionary definitions for spaceman

spaceman

feminine spacewoman

/ (ˈspeɪsˌmæn) /

noun plural -men or -women

a person who travels in outer space, esp one trained to participate in a space flight
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