missileman
nounUK /ˈmɪsaɪl ˌmæn/ · US /ˈmɪs(ə)l ˌmæn/
Etymology From missile + -man.
1
A member of the military responsible for missile launches.
- The Air Force tries to keep exact launching times a secret, but with 20,000 missilemen in the area who know these times, the word gets around.1961, The Rotarian, volume 99, number 4, page 41:
- Related terms
- steely-eyed missile man