Crossword clues for rocket scientist
rocket scientist
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rocket scientist \Rock"et sci"en*tist\, n. a very intelligent person; -- used mostly in the phrases: ``you don't have to be a rocket scientist to . . .'' and ``it doesn't take a rocket scientist to . . .'', meaning that the subject that follows is easy to understand.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context countable English) a colloquial term for an astronautical engineer 2 (context countable idiomatic English) Someone qualified to understand or handle that which is overly complex, detailed or confusing; a genius.
WordNet
n. a clever thinker; "you do not have to be a rocket scientist to figure that out"
an engineer who builds and tests rockets [syn: rocket engineer]
Usage examples of "rocket scientist".
And with special thanks to Jeff Mitchell, a real rocket scientist.
I mean you don't have to be a rocket scientist to be a rocket scientist.
He resembled Streffan Mirov, the brilliant Brungarian rocket scientist who had tried to oust Tom's expedition from the phantom satellite Nestria.
The rocket scientist needed all the pampering he could get, and, with the war on, he couldn't get much.