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astronaut
- /ˈæstɹəˌnɔːt/ UK
- /ˈæstɹəˌnɔt/ US
- /ˈæstɹəˌnɑt/ cot caught merger
Where it comes from
From astro- + -naut. Coined from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”) and ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”).
noun astronauts
- A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose.
- An American space traveler, when contrasted against equivalent terms from other countries such as cosmonaut, taikonaut, spationaut, and vyomanaut. Though from different social, economic, and political worlds, the astronauts and cosmonauts had much in common, both as professionals and human beings.
- A person (typically man) working abroad away from their family.
Similar: cosmonaut, spacefarer
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: spaceman, cosmonaut, spacecraft, spaceship, aerospace, pilot, corps, pioneer, leading, pioneering, body, space, astronautte, astronautess, spacenik, nastronaut
noun
Similar: cosmonaut, spacefarer
Translations
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noun member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft, or someone trained for that purpose — see also cosmonaut
| Español | astronauta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 우주비행사 ujubihaengsa |
| 日本語 | 宇宙飛行士 uchū hikōshi, アストロノート asutoronōto, 宇宙人 uchūjin |
| 中文 | 太空人 tàikōngrén, 宇航員 /宇航员 yǔhángyuán, 航天員 /航天员 hángtiānyuán, 宇宙飛行員 /宇宙飞行员 yǔzhòu fēixíngyuán |
| हिन्दी | अंतरिक्ष यात्री antrikṣ yātrī, खगोलयात्री khagolyātrī, अंतरिक्षयात्री antrikṣayātrī, अंतरालयात्री antrālyātrī, गगनयात्री gaganyātrī, व्योमयात्री vyomyātrī |
| Kiswahili | mwanaanga |
| Português | astronauta |
| Français | astronaute |
| Deutsch | Astronaut, Raumfahrer, Kosmonaut, Weltraumpilot, Raumpilot |
| Italiano | astronauta |
| Ελληνικά | αστροναύτης astronáftis |
| Română | astronaut, astronaută |
| Русский | космона́вт kosmonávt, космона́втка kosmonávtka, астрона́вт astronávt |
| Tiếng Việt | nhà du hành vũ trụ, phi hành gia |
| العربية | رَجُل فَضَاء rajul faḍāʔ, رَائِد فَضَاء rāʔid faḍāʔ, مَلَّاح فَضَائِيّ mallāḥ faḍāʔiyy |
| עברית | אַסְטְרוֹנָאוּט astronáut |
Talk about this word "astronaut." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/astronaut. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. astronaut. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/astronaut "astronaut." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/astronaut.Cite this
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title = {astronaut},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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