cosmonaut

[ koz-muh-nawt, -not ]

/ ˈkɒz məˌnɔt, -ˌnɒt /

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noun

a Russian or Soviet astronaut.

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Origin of cosmonaut

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

OTHER WORDS FROM cosmonaut

cos·mo·nau·tic, adjectivecos·mo·nau·ti·cal·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH cosmonaut

astronaut, cosmonaut

Words nearby cosmonaut

cosmological argument, cosmological constant, cosmological principle, cosmological redshift, cosmology, cosmonaut, cosmonautics, cosmopolis, cosmopolitan, cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitanize

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How to use cosmonaut in a sentence

MobyFoxAs far as we can tell, no astronaut or cosmonaut has taken a smartwatch into space yet.
How to buy a space watch that’s out of this world|Billy Cadden|July 9, 2021|Popular-Science
What’s more, every Soviet R-7 rocket or American Atlas that was used to send an astronaut or cosmonaut to orbit was one fewer that could be used in a theater of war.
Why We Should Be Spending More on Space Travel|Jeffrey Kluger|April 12, 2021|Time
Seven astronauts and cosmonauts on the International Space Station will celebrate the holidays 250 miles above their families on Earth this year.
International Space Station crew will celebrate the holidays from 250 miles up|Miriam Kramer|December 24, 2020|Axios
It was a risk that Komarov and his fellow cosmonauts knew all too well, and were willing to take.
The Man Who Fell From Space|Sean Braswell|November 27, 2020|Ozy

Piloting Soyuz 1, the first into orbit, would be Vladimir Komarov, awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union after his first spaceflight in October 1964, and perhaps the most respected cosmonaut after Yuri Gagarin.
The Man Who Fell From Space|Sean Braswell|November 27, 2020|Ozy

British Dictionary definitions for cosmonaut

cosmonaut

/ (ˈkɒzməˌnɔːt) /

noun

an astronaut, esp in the former Soviet Union

Word Origin for cosmonaut

C20: from Russian kosmonavt, from cosmo- + Greek nautēs sailor; compare Argonaut

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Cultural definitions for cosmonaut

cosmonaut

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

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