spacemann.

Brit.

/ˈspeɪsman/,

/ˈspeɪsmən/, U.S.

/ˈspeɪsˌmæn/,

/ˈspeɪsmən/

Inflections: Plural spacemen.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: space n.¹, man n.¹

Etymology: < space n.¹ + man n.¹

1. Usually in form space-man or space man. A journalist paid according to the extent of space occupied by his writing (cf. on space at space n.¹ Phrases 5b). Now rare.

ΚΠ

1892 W. D. Howells Mercy 116 He felt that as a space-man..his duty to his family required him to use every means for making copy.

1918 F. M. O'Brien Story of Sun 360 In a little over two years as a space man he picked up much of the material that is seen in his novels.

1935 G. Greene Eng. made Me ii. 80 He's News... I'm a space man... I can't afford to miss a thing.

2. A person who travels in space, an astronaut; (also) a person or being from another planet.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > people who fly in aircraft or spacecraft > [noun] > astronaut or traveller in space

space flyer1911

astronaut1928

rocket man1931

spaceman1932

spacefarer1936

cosmonaut1959

man-in-space1959

taikonaut1998

society > travel > air or space travel > people who fly in aircraft or spacecraft > [noun] > astronaut or traveller in space > one who has travelled from another planet

spaceman1932

spacer1940

1932 R. Z. Gallun in Wonder Stories Quarterly Winter 238/1 Some five Earth years ago, I first ran across the Space Men out there.

1933 C. L. Moore Shambleau in Weird Tales Nov. 536/1 Smith..walks as softly as a cat, even in spaceman's boots.

1954 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gaz. 14 Dec. 27/1 Space men are not interested in conquering us for plunder but rather in helping us and our planet.

1961 Valley Independent (Monessen) 13 Apr. 5/2 Soviet doctors put spaceman Yuri Gagarin through a series of careful medical tests.

2001 A. A. Harrison Spacefaring i. 15 Entering orbit marked his exhilarating transition from Earthling to spaceman.

Derivatives

ˈspacemanship n.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > people who fly in aircraft or spacecraft > [noun] > astronaut or traveller in space > condition of

spacemanship1932

1932 C. A. Smith in Wonder Stories Oct. 438/1 All my spacemanship has been taxed severely to avert collision.

1996 Guardian (Nexis) 24 May 9 Doctor Who..is not about science..but about spacemanship, about bluffing one's way through the galaxy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spaceman
释义	spacemann. Brit. /ˈspeɪsman/, /ˈspeɪsmən/, U.S. /ˈspeɪsˌmæn/, /ˈspeɪsmən/ Inflections: Plural spacemen. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: space n.¹, man n.¹ Etymology: < space n.¹ + man n.¹ 1. Usually in form space-man or space man. A journalist paid according to the extent of space occupied by his writing (cf. on space at space n.¹ Phrases 5b). Now rare. ΚΠ 1892 W. D. Howells Mercy 116 He felt that as a space-man..his duty to his family required him to use every means for making copy. 1918 F. M. O'Brien Story of Sun 360 In a little over two years as a space man he picked up much of the material that is seen in his novels. 1935 G. Greene Eng. made Me ii. 80 He's News... I'm a space man... I can't afford to miss a thing. 2. A person who travels in space, an astronaut; (also) a person or being from another planet. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > people who fly in aircraft or spacecraft > [noun] > astronaut or traveller in space space flyer1911 astronaut1928 rocket man1931 spaceman1932 spacefarer1936 cosmonaut1959 man-in-space1959 taikonaut1998 society > travel > air or space travel > people who fly in aircraft or spacecraft > [noun] > astronaut or traveller in space > one who has travelled from another planet spaceman1932 spacer1940 1932 R. Z. Gallun in Wonder Stories Quarterly Winter 238/1 Some five Earth years ago, I first ran across the Space Men out there. 1933 C. L. Moore Shambleau in Weird Tales Nov. 536/1 Smith..walks as softly as a cat, even in spaceman's boots. 1954 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gaz. 14 Dec. 27/1 Space men are not interested in conquering us for plunder but rather in helping us and our planet. 1961 Valley Independent (Monessen) 13 Apr. 5/2 Soviet doctors put spaceman Yuri Gagarin through a series of careful medical tests. 2001 A. A. Harrison Spacefaring i. 15 Entering orbit marked his exhilarating transition from Earthling to spaceman. Derivatives ˈspacemanship n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > people who fly in aircraft or spacecraft > [noun] > astronaut or traveller in space > condition of spacemanship1932 1932 C. A. Smith in Wonder Stories Oct. 438/1 All my spacemanship has been taxed severely to avert collision. 1996 Guardian (Nexis) 24 May 9 Doctor Who..is not about science..but about spacemanship, about bluffing one's way through the galaxy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1892
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