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astronaut

noun

as·​tro·​naut ˈa-strə-ˌnȯt How to pronounce astronaut (audio)
-ˌnät
plural astronauts
: a person whose profession is to travel beyond the earth's atmosphere
NASA on Wednesday introduced the group of astronauts it has chosen for upcoming missions to the moon. The program, called Artemis, aims to send people back to the moon for the first time since the end of NASA's Apollo program in 1972. Kenneth Chang
broadly : any person who travels beyond the earth's atmosphere
William Shatner, the 90-year-old actor of "Star Trek" fame, endured a 10-minute, rocket-powered ride to the edge of space … . In that moment, at least one thing became certain: Yes, a nonagenarian can be an astronaut. Jackie Wattles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The first quarters released into circulation were of poet Maya Angelou and then first American woman astronaut Sally Ride earlier this year. Sarah Ewall-wice, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2022 This year, the program is issuing coins featuring five other women, including poet Maya Angelou and astronaut Sally Ride. NBC News, 31 Mar. 2022 Additional honorees in 2022 will be physicist and first woman astronaut Sally Ride, and Wilma Mankiller, the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. Martin Crutsinger, chicagotribune.com, 13 Jan. 2022 The Mint also plans to produce quarters for trailblazing astronaut Sally Ride, Native American activist Wilma Mankiller, New Mexico voting rights leader Nina Otero-Warren and Chinese American screen icon Anna May Wong. Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2022 Additional honorees in 2022 include physicist and first woman astronaut Sally Ride and Wilma Mankiller, the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2022 Additional honorees in 2022 will be physicist and first woman astronaut Sally Ride, and Wilma Mankiller, the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. Martin Crutsinger, ajc, 10 Jan. 2022 In 1983, astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman to do the same on STS-7. Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 20 July 2021 As Bryan Pietsch reports for the New York Times, astronaut Sally Ride and writer Maya Angelou will be the first individuals honored through the U.S. Mint’s four-year American Women Quarters Program. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

astr- + -naut (as in aeronaut)

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of astronaut was in 1928

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