First Known Use: 1929
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astronaut
noun as·tro·naut \ˈas-trə-ˌnȯt, -ˌnät\
: a person who travels in a spacecraft into outer space
Full Definition of ASTRONAUT
: a person who travels beyond the earth's atmosphere; also : a trainee for spaceflight
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Origin of ASTRONAUT
astr- + -naut (as in aeronaut)
Rhymes with ASTRONAUT
aeronaut, aliquot, angle shot, apparat, apricot, aquanaut, argonaut, beauty spot, bergamot, booster shot, burning ghat, cachalot, Camelot, caveat, carry-cot, chamber pot, chimney pot, coffeepot, cosmonaut, counterplot, doodley-squat, floreat, flowerpot, flying spot, follow shot, gallipot, granny knot, guillemot, Gujarat, hit the spot, honeypot, Hottentot, Huguenot, juggernaut, kilowatt, Lancelot, like a shot, lobster pot, megawatt, melting pot, microdot, monocot, monoglot, noble rot, Nouakchott, ocelot, on the spot, overshot, paraquat, parking lot, passing shot, patriot, pepper pot, peridot, piping hot, polka dot, polyglot, running knot, samizdat, sansculotte, scattershot, scot and lot, shoulder knot, single knot, Southern blot, stopper knot, surgeon's knot, terawatt, tie the knot, tommyrot, touch-me-not, tracking shot, turkey trot, underplot, undershot, Western blot, Windsor knot, Wyandot, wyandotte
ASTRONAUT Defined for Kids
astronaut
noun as·tro·naut \ˈa-strə-ˌnȯt\
Definition of ASTRONAUT for Kids
: a person who travels beyond the earth's atmosphere : a traveler in a spacecraft
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