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aeronaut en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɛɹəˌnɔt/ (US)
• /ˈɛəɹəˌnɔːt/ (UK)
• /ˈɛɹəˌnɑt/ (cot-caught-merger)

Etymology

From aero- + -naut, from the French aéronaute; compare the Italian aeronauta.

Meanings

1. A person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon.
   • "Well, what is it that he does that I don't do? Just say the word, - teetotal, vegetarian, aeronaut, theosophist, superman." 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
   • Mr. Gale, the aeronaut, witnessed a phenomenon during one of his aerial voyages, which is said to be unprecedented.... 1847, editorial staff, “Balloon Mirage”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 10, page 74:

Forms

Deriveds

aeronautism

Relateds

aeronautical · astronaut · aeronautic · aeronautics

Translations (13)

es aeronauta (one who glides through the air in an airship) · it aeronauta (one who glides through the air in an airship) · pt aeronauta (one who glides through the air in an airship) · ota بالونجی (one who glides through the air in an airship) · pl aeronauta (one who glides through the air in an airship) · pl aeronautka (one who glides through the air in an airship) · el αεροναύτης (one who glides through the air in an airship) · de Aeronaut (one who glides through the air in an airship) · ca aeronauta (one who glides through the air in an airship) · fr aéronaute (one who glides through the air in an airship) · de Aeronautin (one who glides through the air in an airship) · sw mwanahewa (one who glides through the air in an airship) · la aeronauta (one who glides through the air in an airship)