aeronaut

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aeronaut

/ˈɛəɹəˌnɔːt/ UK
/ˈɛɹəˌnɔt/ US
/ˈɛɹəˌnɑt/ cot caught merger

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From aero- + -naut, from the French aéronaute; compare the Italian aeronauta.

noun aeronauts · aëronaut · æronaut

A person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon. Mr. Gale, the aeronaut, witnessed a phenomenon during one of his aerial voyages, which is said to be unprecedented....

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noun one who glides through the air in an airship

Español	aeronauta
Kiswahili	mwanahewa
Português	aeronauta
Français	aéronaute
Deutsch	Aeronaut, Aeronautin
Italiano	aeronauta
Ελληνικά	αεροναύτης aeronáftis

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"aeronaut." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aeronaut. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

aeronaut. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/aeronaut

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"aeronaut." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aeronaut.

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@misc{aeronaut_2026,
  title = {aeronaut},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aeronaut},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}