rocketeer

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noun

Somebody who designs, launches, operates, or travels in a rocket.

Similar
rocketman
OriginEnglish rocket ← Italian rocchetta ← Old Italian rocchetto →
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Meanings

nounrocketeer (plural rocketeers)

plural rocketeers

  1. Somebody who designs, launches, operates, or travels in a rocket.

    Synonyms: rocketman

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomebody who designs, launches, operates, or travels in a rocket.

Similar
rocketman

Origin

  1. Old Italianrocchetto
  2. Italianrocchetta
  3. Englishrocket
  4. Englishrocketeer

From rocket + -eer.

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Cite this entry
APA

rocketeer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rocketeer

MLA

“rocketeer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rocketeer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rocketeer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rocketeer.

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