spaceman

[ speys-man, -muhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural space·men [speys, -men, -m, uh, n].

spaceman

/ ˈspeɪsˌmæn /

a person who travels in outer space, esp one trained to participate in a space flight

See -man.

First recorded in 1935–40; space + man

"Spaceman's luck," yelled Tom as the officer and the cadet ran toward the waiting ship.

"Spaceman's luck, sir," said Tom, shaking Captain Strong's hand.

You'd certainly create a sensation if you walked into the Spaceman's Rendezvous in Jovopolis.

Along Spaceman's Row, hard men played a grim game of survival.

"In the secondhand shops along Spaceman's Row," replied the big Venusian.

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