- 1(informal) a man who travels into space; an astronaut
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- 2(in stories) a creature that visits the earth from another planet synonym alien see spacewoman
spaceman
nounNAmE//ˈspeɪsmæn//, NAmE//ˈspeɪsmən//
(pl. spacemen NAmE//ˈspeɪsmɛn//, NAmE//ˈspeɪsmən//
)Check pronunciation: spaceman