spacewoman
Americannoun
plural
spacewomenGender
See -woman.
Etymology
Origin of spacewoman
First recorded in 1960–65; space(man) + -woman
Example Sentences
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On board were Vostok 3 Cosmonaut Andrian Nikolayev, 40�husband of the world's only spacewoman, Valentina Tereshkova�and Rookie Vitaly Sevastyanov, 35.
From Time Magazine Archive
The first station will probably accommodate twelve people, including the first American spacewoman.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ride's switch to the private sector, effective Aug. 15, comes in the wake of her divorce from Astronaut Steven Hawley and reports that the ambitious spacewoman had become restless at NASA.
From Time Magazine Archive
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