spaceman
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A spaceman, floating in space.
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈspeɪsˌmæn/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪsmæn
Noun
spaceman (plural spacemen)
- (informal, childish) An astronaut, often a male astronaut.
- I want to be a spaceman when I grow up.
- (informal) A humanoid extraterrestrial.
- 1972, Prochnow, Herbert V. (Herbert Victor), 1897-1998, 1000 stories and illustrations for all occasions, →OCLC:
- A spaceman from Mars could easily pick out the most civilized nations here. They are the only ones who know how to make atom bombs.
- 1977, Ortzen, Len, Strange stories of UFOs, →OCLC:
- While in Los Angeles he was contacted by a spaceman from Saturn whose name was Ramu
- 2011, Wolfsblume, Jack, Paranormal, →OCLC:
- He was out UFO-hunting in the Mojave Desert, California, when he was greeted by a tall, blond spaceman from Venus
Synonyms
(astronaut):
(male astronaut):
Hypernyms
(male astronaut):
Hyponyms
(astronaut):
- taikonaut (Chinese space program)
- cosmonaut (Soviet and Russian space programs)
- spationaut (European space programs)
- spacewoman (female astronaut)
Derived terms
- (astronaut): spacewoman
- spacemanship
Related terms
Translations
astronaut
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See also
- guardian (US Space Force counterpart to an airman)