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spaceman

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Space, Occupations
space·man /ˈspeɪsmæn/ noun (plural spacemen /-men/) [countable]  1. informalTTSBO a man who travels into space 宇航员,航天员 SYN astronaut2. RFsomeone in stories who visits the Earth from another world 〔小说中的〕外星人 alien
Examples from the Corpus
spacemanWhat do you do if you see a spaceman?For instance, mankind could be replaced by humanity, craftsman by artisan, forefathers by ancestors, spaceman by astronaut and so on.I think all you would-be spacemen are just little boys at heart, wanting to play an elaborate game.But Von Daniken, like others of his creed, believes that evidence of spacemen already exists on Earth.
space·man nounChineseSyllable
travels a Corpus space into who man


spaceman
spaceman /ˈspeɪsmæn/ noun (plural spacemen /-men/) [countable]
1. informal a man who travels into space
   SYN  astronaut
2. someone in stories who visits the Earth from another world ⇨ alien


space·manBrE /ˈspeɪsmæn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈspeɪsmæn/ 🔊 noun (
plural
space·men BrE /ˈspeɪsmen/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈspeɪsmen/ 🔊
)
(informal) a man who travels into space; an astronaut 宇航员;航天员(in stories) a creature that visits the earth from another planet (小说中的)外星人 SYN alien   see also spacewoman