spaceman

(ˈspeɪsˌmæn) or feminine

spacewoman

n, pl -men or -women

(Astronautics) a person who travels in outer space, esp one trained to participate in a space flight

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space•man

(ˈspeɪsˌmæn, -mən)

n., pl. -men (-ˌmɛn, -mən)

1. an astronaut.

2. a visitor from outer space; extraterrestrial.

[1935–40]

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Noun

spaceman - a person trained to travel in a spacecraft; "the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts"

astronaut, cosmonaut

traveler, traveller - a person who changes location

spacewalker - an astronaut who is active outside a spacecraft in outer space

spaceman

spacewoman

noun astronaut, cosmonaut, space cadet, space traveller He wants to give up acting to become a spaceman.

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Translations

astronaute

astronauta

vesoljec

spaceman

[ˈspeɪsmæn] N (spacemen (pl)) → astronauta m, cosmonauta m

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spaceman

[ˈspeɪsmæn] n → astronaute mspace probe n → sonde f spatialespace-saving [ˈspeɪsseɪvɪŋ] adj → compact(e)

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spaceman

[ˈspeɪsmən] n (-men (pl)) → astronauta m, cosmonauta m

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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