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missileer

noun

Etymology

From missile + -eer.

  1. borrowed from missile
  2. suffixed as missileer — “missile + eer”

Definitions

  1. One who launches missiles.

    • Scientists at the Center are quick to point out that in launching of missiles, the missileer must be right

  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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA