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cos⋅mo⋅naut

[koz-muh-nawt, -not]
–noun
a Russian or Soviet astronaut.

Origin:
1955–60; cosmo- + (aero)naut, repr. Russ kosmonávt


cos⋅mo⋅nau⋅tic, adjective
cos⋅mo⋅nau⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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cosmonaut

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

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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