Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rocketman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: rock-et-man
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rocketeer or rocket scientist.

noun

An astronaut; a spaceman.

Slang

name

North Korean politician Kim Jong Un.

Derogatory; Humorous; Slang

Example Sentences

"Lawrence was a rocket man, working on guided missiles."
"Rocketman is on a suicide mission for himself and his regime."
"Little Rocketman has totally misrepresented denuke plan we offered. Deals can't get made when there is no trust! Fat kid blew it and will be sorry. Sad! […] Rocketman's sister IS NOT North Korea's IVANKA. Ivanka is 6 feet tall. She's got the best body. Rocketman's sister is flat as a board!"
"It wouldn't surprise me. I thought Trump was using Bolton as the "bad cop" in North Korea, and would use him to annoy Rocketman, then fire him and be the "good cop"."
"Today in North Korea we see the lasting Karma of those events where the Japanese mutilated millions for the sheer lust of it. And North Korea's Rocketman wins the fearful adoration of his peoples in consequence."

Etymology

From rocket + -man.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: rocket

Usage

Inflected Forms

rocketmen (plural) rocket-man (alternative) rocket man (alternative)

Questions

What does rocketman mean?: A rocketeer or rocket scientist.
Where does rocketman come from?: From rocket + -man.

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