spaceman
/ˈspeɪsˌmæn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I want to be a spaceman when I grow up."
- "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[…]"
- "He was out UFO-hunting in the Mojave Desert, California, when he was greeted by a tall, blond spaceman from Venus"
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.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈspeɪsˌmæn/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Astronomy.