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aeronaut

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aer⋅o⋅naut

  [air-uh-nawt, -not]
–noun
1. the pilot of a balloon or other lighter-than-air aircraft.
2. a traveler in an airship.
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Origin:
1775–85; < F aéronaute < Gk āero- aero- + naútēs sailor; cf. nautical, argonaut
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aer·o·naut   (âr'ə-nôt')   
n.  A pilot or navigator of a lighter-than-air craft, such as a balloon.

[aero- + Greek nautēs, sailor; see nāu- in Indo-European roots.]
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