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cosmonaut

  • noun
  • kŏz'mənôt

An astronaut, especially a Russian or Soviet one.

Related words

  • dogmonaut
  • cosmonautic
  • cosmonautical
  • cosmonautics
  • cosmonette

Word history

From Ancient Greek "κόσμος" (universe).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “cosmonaut” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.