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Ar⋅go⋅naut

  [ahr-guh-nawt, -not]
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–noun
1. Classical Mythology. a member of the band of men who sailed to Colchis with Jason in the ship Argo in search of the Golden Fleece.
2. (sometimes lowercase) a person in quest of something dangerous but rewarding; adventurer.
3. a person who moved to California during the gold rush of 1849.
4. (lowercase) paper nautilus.
Origin:
< L Argonauta < Gk Argonaútēs crewman of the ship Argo; see nautical

Related forms:
Ar⋅go⋅nau⋅tic, adjective
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ar·go·naut   (är'gə-nôt')   
n.  See paper nautilus.

[New Latin Argonauta, genus name, from Latin Argonautae, Argonauts; see Argonaut.]
Ar·go·naut   (är'gə-nôt')   
n.  
  1. Greek Mythology One who sailed with Jason on the Argo in search of the Golden Fleece.
  2. also argonaut A person who is engaged in a dangerous but rewarding quest; an adventurer.

[From Latin Argonautae, Argonauts, from Greek Argonautēs, Argonaut : Argō, the ship Argo + nautēs, sailor (from naus, ship; see nāu- in Indo-European roots).]
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Argonauts [(ahr-guh-nawts)]

In classical mythology, the companions of Jason in the quest for the Golden Fleece. Their ship was the Argo.

Note: Naut means “sailor” in Greek and is the root of our word nautical. Today, the word is used to coin terms such as astronaut and aquanaut.
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