Etymology

rocketeer

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Today it means: Somebody who designs, launches, operates, or travels in a rocket. Full definition →

English rocket ← Italian rocchetta ← Old Italian rocchetto
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The story

  1. Old Italianrocchetto
  2. Italianrocchetta
  3. Englishrocket
  4. English todayrocketeer

From rocket + -eer.

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