astronaut
/ˈæstɹəˌnɔt/ noun A2- A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose.
- An American space traveler, when contrasted against equivalent terms from other countries such as cosmonaut, taikonaut, spationaut, and vyomanaut.
- A person (typically man) working abroad away from their family.
Plural astronauts
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