cosmonaut
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
cos·mo·naut
(kŏz′mə-nôt′)n.
A Russian or Soviet astronaut.
[Russian kosmonavt : Greek kosmos, universe + Greek nautēs, sailor; see nāu- in Indo-European roots.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
cosmonaut
(ˈkɒzməˌnɔːt)n
(Astronautics) an astronaut, esp in the former Soviet Union
[C20: from Russian kosmonavt, from cosmo- + Greek nautēs sailor; compare Argonaut]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
cos•mo•naut
(ˈkɒz məˌnɔt, -ˌnɒt)n.
a Russian or Soviet astronaut.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
| Noun | 1. |  cosmonaut - a person trained to travel in a spacecraft; "the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts"spacewalker - an astronaut who is active outside a spacecraft in outer space |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
cosmonaut
noun astronaut, spaceman, space pilot, space cadet two cosmonauts are marooned on the Soviet space station, Mir
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
رائِد فَضاء
kosmonaut
astronautkosmonaut
geimfari
kozmonaut
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
cosmonaut
n → Kosmonaut(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cosmic
(ˈkozmik) adjective having to do with the universe or outer space. cosmic rays.
ˈcosmonaut (-noːt) noun a person who travels in space; an astronaut.
the cosmos (ˈkozmos) , ((American) -məs) the universe.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.