rocketman

noun — 2 senses

rocketman

noun

Etymology From rocket + -man.

1

A rocketeer or rocket scientist.

  • Lawrence was a rocket man, working on guided missiles.1957, Sydney J. Bounds, The Robot Brains, London: Digit Books, page 35:
2

Slang An astronaut; a spaceman.

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