astronaut

Meaning

1. A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose.
2. A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose.
3. (Hong-Kong) A person (typically man) working abroad away from their family.

Synonyms

spaceman

cosmonaut

spacewoman

spationaut

taikonaut

space traveler

cosmonaut astronaut

space pilot

Translations

astronaute

🧑‍🚀

Astronaut

🧑‍🚀

astronauta

🧑‍🚀

astronauta

🧑‍🚀

astronauta

🧑‍🚀

astronot

🧑‍🚀

astronaut

🅰️

αστροναύτης

Raumfahrer

🧑‍🚀

ruimtevaarder

🅰️

astronauta

🧑‍🚀

Weltraumfahrer

spationaute

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæstɹəˌnɔːt/

Etymology

From astro- + -naut. Coined from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”) and ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”).