English

A spaceman, floating in space.

Noun

spaceman ‎(plural spacemen)

1. (informal) An astronaut, often a male astronaut.

   I want to be a spaceman when I grow up.

Synonyms

(astronaut):

• astronaut
• rocketman

(male astronaut):

• rocketman

Hyponyms

(astronaut):

• astronaut (American space programs)
• taikonaut (Chinese space program)
• cosmonaut (Soviet and Russian space programs)
• spationaut (European space programs)

Hypernyms

(male astronaut):

• astronaut
• rocketman

Antonyms

• (male astronaut): spacewoman

Derived terms

• (astronaut): spacewoman

Related terms

• spacewoman

Translations

Anagrams

• manscape