1. a person who designs, builds, or operates rockets
2. a person or thing that moves very quickly upward
Usage: informal

Examples

• The young rocketer dreamed of sending missions to Mars.
• She became a famous rocketer after designing the new spacecraft.
• The company hired several experienced rocketers for the project.
• His career as a rocketer began at NASA in the 1980s.
• The stock price was a real rocketer, doubling in just one week.
• That new athlete is a rocketer – she broke three records this season.