cosmonaut

[koz-muh-nawt, -not]

noun

1. a Russian or Soviet astronaut.

cosmonaut

/ ˈkɒzməˌnɔːt /

noun

1. an astronaut, esp in the former Soviet Union

cosmonaut

1. A crew member of a space mission launched by the former Soviet Union.

Other Word Forms

• cosmonautic adjective
• cosmonautically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of cosmonaut¹

1955–60; cosmo- + (aero)naut, representing Russian kosmonávt

Word History and Origins

Origin of cosmonaut¹

C20: from Russian kosmonavt, from _cosmo- + Greek nautēs sailor; compare _Argonaut

Example Sentences

“The West will think the cosmonaut has lost his mind, and instead of carrying out his mission he’s singing songs!”

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Fitting for an artist who once put himself through the physical rigors of cosmonaut training, the show feels like a dialogue between opposing forces — boundlessness and constraint, presence and absence.

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After a recovery ship lifted it out of the water, the astronauts beamed and waved as they were helped out of the hatch, along with fellow crew members astronaut Nick Hague and cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov.

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Pettit and the two Russian cosmonauts will now spend some time readjusting to gravity.

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After a recovery ship lifted it of the water, the astronauts beamed and waved as they were helped out of the hatch, along with fellow crew members astronaut Nick Hague and cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov.

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