rocketman

See also: rocket-man, rocket man, and Rocketman

English

Alternative forms

  • rocket-man
  • rocket man

Etymology

From rocket +‎ -man.

Pronunciation

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Noun

rocketman (plural rocketmen)

  1. A rocketeer or rocket scientist.
    • 1957, Sydney J. Bounds, The Robot Brains, London: Digit Books, page 35:
      Lawrence was a rocket man, working on guided missiles.
  2. (slang) An astronaut; a spaceman.
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