spaceman
/ˈspeɪsman
/noun (plural spacemen)
An astronaut.The spacemen, two Russians and one American, have now arrived safely in orbit following their 7:06 am lift off, and will orbit the planet for two days before reaching the ISS....
- This new sophistication has given parachutes a wide range of roles - in descents to fight forest fires, as brakes for aircraft and racing cars, in sport and sky-diving, and for landing spacemen in the sea after their journeys through space.
- With the weightlessness, diving is the closest thing on Earth to being a spaceman.
Synonyms
astronaut, cosmonaut, space traveller, space cadet
North American informal jock