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spaceman.

An astronaut, often a male astronaut.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈspeɪsˌmæn/General-American

  1. An astronaut, often a male astronaut.

    childish · informal
    I want to be a spaceman when I grow up.

  2. A humanoid extraterrestrial.

    informal
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin spatiumbor. Old French espace Anglo-Norman spacebor. Middle English space English space Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English spaceman From space + -man.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.