rocketman
rocketman noun: a rocketeer or rocket scientist.
Noun
rocketman (plural rocketmen)
- A rocketeer or rocket scientist.
- Lawrence was a rocket man, working on guided missiles.1957, Sydney J. Bounds, The Robot Brains, London: Digit Books, page 35
- An astronaut; a spaceman.
Proper noun capitalized: Rocketman
Rocketman
- North Korean politician Kim Jong Un.
- Rocketman is on a suicide mission for himself and his regime.2017, Donald Trump, UN speech
- Little Rocketman has totally misrepresented denuke plan we offered. Deals can't get made when there is no trust! Fat kid blew it and will be sorry. Sad!
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Rocketman's sister IS NOT North Korea's IVANKA. Ivanka is 6 feet tall. She's got the best body. Rocketman's sister is flat as a board!2018 August 7, Dr Jeffrey Lewis, The 2020 Commission Report on the North Korean Nuclear Attacks Against The United States, Random House, →ISBN, →OCLC
Forms of rocketman
| plural | rocketmen |
|---|---|
| alternative form | rocket-man |
| alternative form | rocket man |
Origin of rocketman
From rocket + -man.
From rocketman. Coined by Donald Trump in September 19, 2017 for a United Nations speech, in reference to Kim's launch of military rockets.
Questions about rocketman
- What does rocketman mean?
- Rocketman means a rocketeer or rocket scientist.
- What part of speech is rocketman?
- Rocketman can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of rocketman?
- The plural of rocketman is rocketmen.
Words near rocketman in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rocketman (page history and authors); Rocketman (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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