Definitions for rocketeer

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rocketeer rock·e·teer

Spelling: [rok-i-teer]

IPA: /ˌrɒk ɪˈtɪər/

Rocketeer is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 140 anagrams from letters in rocketeer (ceeekorrt).

Definitions for rocketeer

noun

1. a person who discharges, rides in, or pilots a rocket.
2. a technician or scientist whose work pertains to rocketry.

Origin of rocketeer

First recorded in 1825-35; rocket¹ + -eer

Examples for rocketeer

It was an abbreviation for rocketeer, a title all of them had once carried.

In the jargon of the rocketeer the great missiles were called "beasts" or "birds."

I've been a rocketeer ever since I graduated from college, and I can't leave.

The rocketeer couldn't afford to risk the lives of his passengers.