Cosmonaut Definition

kŏzmə-nôt
cosmonauts
noun
cosmonauts
A Soviet or Russian astronaut.
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Noun

Singular:
cosmonaut
Plural:
cosmonauts

Origin of Cosmonaut

  • From the Russian космонавт (kosmonávt), from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kosmos, “universe”) + ναύτης (nautēs, “sailor”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Russian kosmonavt Greek kosmos universe Greek nautēs sailor nāu- in Indo-European roots

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

Cosmonaut Sentence Examples

  • Before he landed the Russians sent the first female cosmonaut into space.

  • The plot brought to life the story of the first Russian cosmonaut and his subsequent downfall.

  • As if that weren't enough, the Speedmaster was also worn by both American astronaut Tom Stafford and Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov on the famous Apollo-Soyuz space rendezvouz.

  • Even Helen Sharman, the British cosmonaut, believes that commercial spaceflight and space tourism will not be achieved for a number of decades.

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