-naut Definition

suffix
Voyager, traveler.
Hydronaut.
American Heritage
One likened to a voyager.
Cybernaut.
American Heritage

Forms nouns meaning a voyager, farer, or tripper.

Wiktionary
abbreviation
Nautical.
Webster's New World

Origin of -naut

  • From Greek nautēs sailor from naus ship nāu- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek ναύτης (naútÄ“s, “sailor").

    From Wiktionary

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to -naut using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Unscrambles

-naut