rocketeer

[ rok-i-teer ]

noun

1. a person who discharges, rides in, or pilots a rocket.
2. a technician or scientist whose work pertains to rocketry.

rocketeer

/ ˌrɒkɪˈtɪə /

noun

1. an engineer or scientist concerned with the design, operation, or launching of rockets

Word History and Origins

Origin of rocketeer¹

First recorded in 1825–35; rocket ¹ + -eer

Example Sentences

The rocketeer couldn't afford to risk the lives of his passengers.

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It was an abbreviation for rocketeer, a title all of them had once carried.

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I've been a rocketeer ever since I graduated from college, and I can't leave.

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In the jargon of the rocketeer the great missiles were called "beasts" or "birds."

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• cosmonaut
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