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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(science fiction, now rare) A person experienced in space travel..
"I'll be very glad to show you around," he said, "but I must confess I was a little surprised when Rupert passed on your request. I couldn't understand why one of you spacehounds should be interested in our work. Aren't you going in the wrong direction?"
Use spacehound when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Spacehound means (science fiction, now rare) A person experienced in space travel..
Common synonyms include spacedog.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"I'll be very glad to show you around," he said, "but I must confess I was a little surprised when Rupert passed on your request. I couldn't understand why one of you spacehounds should be interested in our work. Aren't you going in the wrong direction?"
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