Definitions

1. noun

a person or thing that is considered to be a threat or menace, especially a fictional one.

“The villain was the moonraker of the entire plot, creating chaos throughout the story.”

2. noun

a type of rocket-powered aircraft that could fly high above the atmosphere, used in a novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

“In 1912, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote a novel about a moonraker that threatened the world.”

3. noun

in an old English phrase, someone who steals or poaches game on the moon (a colloquialism for the night).

“In medieval times, the gamekeeper was known as a moonraker, trying to catch thieves at night.”