"starman" meaning in English

See starman in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: starmen [plural]
Etymology: star + -man Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|star|man}} star + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|starmen}} starman (plural starmen)
  1. (science fiction) A spaceman. Categories (topical): Science fiction, Celestial inhabitants
    Sense id: en-starman-en-noun-DpYnFkIJ Disambiguation of Celestial inhabitants: 33 40 27 Categories (other): Interstellar travel Disambiguation of Interstellar travel: 63 33 5 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
  2. (science fiction) An alien; a person who comes from another star system. Categories (topical): Science fiction, Celestial inhabitants
    Sense id: en-starman-en-noun-735uEg8G Disambiguation of Celestial inhabitants: 33 40 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 58 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 21 62 17 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
  3. (science fiction) An inhabitant of a star. Categories (topical): Science fiction, Celestial inhabitants
    Sense id: en-starman-en-noun-k770XnLp Disambiguation of Celestial inhabitants: 33 40 27 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

Inflected forms

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