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Vinony

spaceman

noun

  1. person who commands, pilots, or serves as a crew member of a spacecraft
  2. lifeform that does not originate from Earth
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈspeɪsˌmæn/

noun

Etymology: 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.

  1. An astronaut, often a male astronaut.

    “I want to be a spaceman when I grow up.”

  2. A humanoid extraterrestrial.

    “A spaceman from Mars could easily pick out the most civilized nations here. They are the only ones who know how to make atom bombs.”

    “While in Los Angeles he was contacted by a spaceman from Saturn whose name was Ramu[…]”