rocket scientist

/ˌrɑkət ˌsaɪəntəst/
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Definitions of rocket scientist
  1. noun
    a clever thinker
    “you do not have to be a rocket scientist to figure that out”
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    type of:
    thinker
    someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision)
  2. noun
    an engineer who builds and tests rockets
    synonyms: rocket engineer
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    examples:
    Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun
    United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he designed a missile used against England); he led the United States Army team that put the first American satellite into space (1912-1977)
    type of:
    applied scientist, engineer, technologist
    a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
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