spaceman

[ speys-man, -muhn ]

noun

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

1. an astronaut.
2. a visitor to earth from outer space; extraterrestrial.

spaceman

/ ˈspeɪsˌmæn /

noun

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

Gender Note

See -man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spaceman¹

First recorded in 1935–40; space + man

Example Sentences

It also features outsider figures, like Ronald Vaughan, a friend of Bingenheimer’s who has self-released music as “Isadore Ivy, Spaceman at Large.”

From Los Angeles Times

This year, he has already starred in sci-fi drama Spaceman - also for Netflix.

From BBC

“Spaceman” was directed by Johan Renck, who won two Emmys in 2019 for his work on the HBO mini-series “Chernobyl”; Sandler, while a comedian, has soared in complex dramatic roles, notably in “Uncut Gems” and “Punch-Drunk Love”; Jakub’s wife is played by Carey Mulligan, who is up for a best actress Oscar this month for “Maestro.”

From New York Times

What is toughest to forgive, though, is that “Spaceman” commits the biggest movie no-no of all: It’s boring.

From New York Times

Not long into “Spaceman,” Adam Sandler’s new somber sci-fi space movie on Netflix, it becomes quite clear that it’s struggling to channel something greater, something better, something already respected.

From New York Times