aquanaut
[ ak-wuh-nawt, -not, ah-kwuh- ]
noun
an undersea explorer, especially one who skin-dives from or lives for an extended period of time in a submerged dwelling.
a skin-diver.
Origin of aquanaut
1Words Nearby aquanaut
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British Dictionary definitions for aquanaut
aquanaut
/ (ˈækwənɔːt) /
noun
a person who lives and works underwater
a person who swims or dives underwater
Origin of aquanaut
1C20: from aqua + -naut, as in astronaut
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