rocket scientist

Definition

An aerospace engineer.

Etymology

From rocket + scientist.

Example Sentences

• "Rocket scientists have calculated that a velocity of seven miles per second, or approximately 25,000 miles per hour, would be necessary for a rocket to escape the earth's gravity."
• "These rocket scientists constitute a valuable nucleus for carrying the peacetime development programs of the Army and Navy."
• ""There was hardly a German sufficiently competent to talk about the V-2 and other big stuff," Grigory Tokady, a Russian rocket scientist sent to investigate immediately after the German defeat, later revealed."