1
: one who travels outside the earth's atmosphere
2
: a visitor to earth from outer space

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But maybe assimilation is just what happens to anyone — spaceman or otherwise — who really enters the fray of humanity. Andy Andersen, Vulture, 24 July 2026 That sense of modernity has sometimes felt absent from the movies’ sweetly old-fashioned world, which features pull-string cowboy dolls and a shiny spaceman action figure. David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026 The hardcore track beast is done up in a bold tri-color paint that echoes the look of the spaceman’s iconic suit. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 June 2026 The title is a nod to their time as spacemen on Firefly and Serenity. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spaceman

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of spaceman was in 1932

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“Spaceman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaceman. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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spaceman

noun
1
: one who travels outside the earth's atmosphere
2
: a visitor to earth from outer space

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