spacewoman

[ speys-woo m-uh n ]

/ ˈspeɪsˌwʊm ən /

noun, plural space·wom·en.

a woman astronaut.

Nearby words

spacer, spaceship, spaceshot, spacesuit, spacewalk, spacewoman, spacey, spacial, spacial formula, spaciality, spacially

Origin of spacewoman

First recorded in 1960–65; space(man) + -woman

Usage note

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