rocketeer

noun

rock·​e·​teer ˌrä-kə-ˈtir 

1

: one who fires, pilots, or rides in a rocket

2

: a scientist who specializes in rocketry

Examples of rocketeer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The rocketeer claimed each of these organisms — floating in the void, crowding stars like phototropic cosmic foliage — would resemble a miniature biosphere, being metabolically self-sufficient. — Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026

Again, this isn't a conventional model rocket so experienced rocketeers might scoff at it. — Ian Stokes, Space.com, 23 May 2025

The Ukrainian rocketeers may have defeated that one Russian assault. — David Axe, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024

Despite the help of Nazi rocketeer Wernher Von Braun (played by Sacha Seberg), there are plenty of problems with the Atlas rocket. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 7 Oct. 2020

In 1923, German rocketeer Hermann Oberth first proposed sending telescopes into space to surpass the blur. — Popular Mechanics, 30 July 2020

Among his subjects are people participating in Mars simulations, those who are enthralled with the search for intelligent alien civilizations, and amateur rocketeers. — Robert Ormerod, National Geographic, 9 Apr. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for rocketeer

• auctioneer
• bandelier
• belvedere
• bombardier
• brigadier
• buccaneer
• cavalier
• chandelier
• chanticleer
• chevalier
• commandeer
• disappear