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astronaut Definition


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astronaut
noun
    1. Someone who is trained to travel in a space vehicle. See also cosmonaut.
      Thesaurus: space traveler, cosmonaut, spaceman, spacewoman, space pilot, rocketeer.
Etymology: 1920s: from astro-, modelled on aeronaut.



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