astronaut

astronaut antonyms

astronaut definitions

noun
  • An American space traveler, when contrasted against equivalent terms from other countries such as cosmonaut, taikonaut, spationaut, and vyomanaut. 

  • A returnee who frequently flies back and forth between Hong Kong and their adopted home country. 

  • A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose.