Definitions
a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
Word origin
From astro- + -naut. Coined from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”) and ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”).
Used in a sentence
“Though from different social, economic, and political worlds, the astronauts and cosmonauts had much in common, both as professionals and human beings.”
“The American astronauts in the competing Mercury program may have joked about being “Spam in a can,” but it seems clear that Korolev wanted to have plenty of cosmonauts on hand in case another rocket blew up.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Space traveler”9 letters
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