missile mann.

Brit.

/ˈmɪsʌɪl ˌman/, U.S.

/ˈmɪs(ə)l ˌmæn/

Inflections: Plural missile men.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: missile n., man n.¹

Etymology: < missile n. + man n.¹

A person engaged in the construction, design, or operation of a missile (missile n. 2b); a person concerned with or interested in missiles.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > one who studies or experiments with weapons > [noun]

artillerista1751

projectilist1852

ballistician1907

missile man1951

missileer1960

1951 Time 21 May 34/1 The military phrase of the day is ‘guided missiles’... These ‘birds’ (so the missilemen call them) are the heirs presumptive of war.

1962 Daily Tel. 7 Feb. 1/6 (heading) 300 missile men to lose jobs.

2000 Economist (Electronic ed.) 22 July General Igor Sergeyev, is a missile man, having made his career in the Strategic Rocket Forces, looking after Russia's long-range nuclear arsenal.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	missile man
释义	missile mann. Brit. /ˈmɪsʌɪl ˌman/, U.S. /ˈmɪs(ə)l ˌmæn/ Inflections: Plural missile men. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: missile n., man n.¹ Etymology: < missile n. + man n.¹ A person engaged in the construction, design, or operation of a missile (missile n. 2b); a person concerned with or interested in missiles. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > one who studies or experiments with weapons > [noun] artillerista1751 projectilist1852 ballistician1907 missile man1951 missileer1960 1951 Time 21 May 34/1 The military phrase of the day is ‘guided missiles’... These ‘birds’ (so the missilemen call them) are the heirs presumptive of war. 1962 Daily Tel. 7 Feb. 1/6 (heading) 300 missile men to lose jobs. 2000 Economist (Electronic ed.) 22 July General Igor Sergeyev, is a missile man, having made his career in the Strategic Rocket Forces, looking after Russia's long-range nuclear arsenal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1951
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