aquanaut

[ ak-wuh-nawt, -not, ah-kwuh- ]

noun
  1. an undersea explorer, especially one who skin-dives from or lives for an extended period of time in a submerged dwelling.

  2. a skin-diver.

Origin of aquanaut

1
1880–85; aqua- + -naut, on the model of aeronaut, astronaut, etc.

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British Dictionary definitions for aquanaut

aquanaut

/ (ˈækwənɔːt) /


noun
  1. a person who lives and works underwater

  2. a person who swims or dives underwater

Origin of aquanaut

1
C20: from aqua + -naut, as in astronaut

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