rocket scientist

noun

: a person who designs or builds rockets

also : an unusually smart person

You don't have to be a rocket scientist to understand the instructions.

Examples of rocket scientist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) was founded in 1956 at Redstone, and, under the direction of legendary rocket scientist and former Nazi Party member Wernher von Braun, developed the PGM-11 Redstone, the first American missile to carry a live nuclear warhead. —Brett Tingley, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025

The season 49 cast features a rocket scientist, an airport ramp agent, a career coach and a political comms director, among others. —Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025

Joining the rocket scientist on the beach is a political comms director, an airport ramp agent, a wellness specialist, and a former TV news reporter. —Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Aug. 2025

The other women included Lauren Sánchez, Gayle King, bioastronautics research scientist Amanda Nguyen, former NASA rocket scientist and CEO of STEMBoard Aisha Bowe and Kerianne Flynn, a film producer. —Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025

Here's a look: Aisha Bowe, a former NASA rocket scientist, CEO of engineering firm STEMBoard and founder of LINGO, which teaches students technology skills. —Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 2 July 2025

In one infamous case, Chinese rocket scientist Qian Xuesen was arrested, harassed, ordered deported and prevented from leaving over five years from 1950 to 1955. —Meredith Oyen, The Conversation, 19 June 2025

Other crew members include former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, bioastronautics research scientist Amanda Nguyen, and film producer Kerianne Flynn. —Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 14 Apr. 2025

The stars, part of a six-woman, all-female cadre, rocketed off alongside former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, bioastronautics research scientist Amanda Nguyen, and film producer Kerianne Flynn. —Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025