COSMONAUT


Meaning of COSMONAUT in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' käz-m ə - ˌ no ̇ t, - ˌ nät

Function: noun

Etymology: Russian kosmonavt, from Greek kosmos + Russian -navt (as in aeronavt aeronaut)

Date: 1959

: an astronaut of the Soviet or Russian space program

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