spaceman

noun

space·​man ˈspās-ˌman How to pronounce spaceman (audio)
-mən
1
: one who travels outside the earth's atmosphere
2
: a visitor to earth from outer space

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The examples OpenAI gave during its beta unveiling ranged from animated a monster and kangaroo to realistic videos of people, like a woman walking down a street in Tokyo or a cinematic movie trailer of a spaceman on a salt desert. James Powel, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024 There is a gigantic 5-lane slide, a huge 25 ft. tall inflatable alien at the center of three bottomless ball pits, and a giant spaceman jumping around the moon base. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2024 In 1968, Major Anders — along with Col. Frank Borman, who like Major Anders was in the Air Force, and Capt. James A. Lovell Jr. of the Navy — was part of the first group of spacemen to leave the bounds of Earth’s orbit. Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 8 June 2024 Kononenko logged his 1,000th day in space across five flights Tuesday, underscoring his title as the world's most experienced spaceman, 220 days beyond the previous mark of 879 days set by cosmonaut Gennady Padalka in 2015. William Harwood, CBS News, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for spaceman 

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of spaceman was in 1932

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“Spaceman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaceman. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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spaceman

noun
space·​man ˈspā-ˌsman How to pronounce spaceman (audio)
-smən
1
: one who travels outside the earth's atmosphere
2
: a visitor to earth from outer space

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