missileer

Noun

missileer (plural missileers)

1. One who launches missiles.
   • Scientists at the Center are quick to point out that in launching of missiles, the missileer must be rightJuly 1956, Naval Aviation News page 5
2. One who designs or works with missiles.
   • Launch officers, or missileers, entrusted with the keys to the missiles did poorly and, on their own, would have flunked, the records show.13 March 2014, US air force documents reveal 'rot' in culture of nuclear weapons officers, The Guardian
   • Two missileers rush to the console; strap into their seats; notice their hearts are racing but choose to ignore that; whip out classified codebooks; chip away at a decryption to confirm the command; think of loved ones above off to school or home from work; steady frantic fingers; wake silos from...2025 February 14, Sarah Matusek, Alfredo Sosa, “Deep underground, missileers watch over America’s nuclear weapons”, in The Christian Science Monitor