astronaut

/ˈæs.trə.nɔːt/

nounas · tro · naut

An ASTROnaut studies the ASTROs (stars) and rides a NAUTical-style ship—only it sails in space.

Yes, it's astronaut. Remember the middle is "tro" (as-tro-naut), not "ter" or "tor."

Definition

  1. nouna person trained to travel and work in space

Examples

  • The astronaut floated gently inside the space station.
  • After years of training, she became an astronaut and flew on a rocket.
  • The class wrote letters asking the astronaut what it feels like to walk in space.

Synonyms

space travelerspace explorerspacemanspacewomancosmonaut

Translations

ES astronautaPT astronautaFR astronaute

Common misspellings

astronotastronutastranotastroanutastranautastronaughtastronauntastronuat

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