Meanings
nounspaceman (plural spacemen)
plural spacemen
- informalA humanoid extraterrestrial.
While in Los Angeles he was contacted by a spaceman from Saturn whose name was Ramu[…]
1977, Ortzen, Len, Strange stories of UFOs, →OCLC2 more examples
A spaceman from Mars could easily pick out the most civilized nations here. They are the only ones who know how to make atom bombs.
1972, Prochnow, Herbert V. (Herbert Victor), 1897-1998, 1000 stories and illustrations for all occasions, →OCLCHe was out UFO-hunting in the Mojave Desert, California, when he was greeted by a tall, blond spaceman from Venus
2011, Wolfsblume, Jack, Paranormal, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Latinspatium
- Old Frenchespace
- Anglo-Normanspace
- Middle Englishspace
- Englishspace
- Proto-Indo-European*mon-
- Proto-Germanic*mann-
- Proto-West Germanic*mann
- Old Englishmann
- Middle Englishman
- Englishspaceman
Translations
Bulgarian космона́вт
- космона́вт (kosmonávt)astronaut
Danish astronaut, rumfarer
- astronautastronaut
- rumfarerastronaut
- rummandastronaut
- kosmonautastronaut
Dutch ruimtevaarder, astronaut
- ruimtevaarderastronaut
- astronautastronaut
- kosmonautastronaut
Finnish avaruuslentäjä
- avaruuslentäjäastronaut
French astronaute, cosmonaute
- astronauteastronaut
- cosmonauteastronaut
- spationauteastronaut
German Raumfahrer, Weltraumfahrer
- Raumfahrerastronaut
- Weltraumfahrerastronaut
- Astronautastronaut
- Kosmonautastronaut
- Spationautastronaut
Hindi अंतरिक्ष यात्री
- अंतरिक्ष यात्री (antrikṣ yātrī)astronaut
Italian astronauta, cosmonauta
- astronautaastronaut
- cosmonautaastronaut
Lithuanian kosmonautas, astronautas
- kosmonautasastronaut
- astronautasastronaut
Polish astronauta, kosmonauta
- astronautaastronaut
- kosmonautaastronaut
Portuguese astronauta, cosmonauta
- astronautaastronaut
- cosmonautaastronaut
Romanian astronaut
- astronautastronaut
Russian космона́вт, астрона́вт
- космона́вт (kosmonávt)astronaut
- астрона́вт (astronávt)astronaut
Spanish astronauta, hombre del espacio
- astronautaastronaut
- hombre del espacioastronaut
- cosmonautaastronaut
Swedish rymdfarare, astronaut
- rymdfarareastronaut
- astronautastronaut
Tagalog taunlawak
- taunlawakastronaut
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
spaceman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spaceman
MLA
“spaceman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spaceman. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spaceman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spaceman.
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