1.
[syn: astronaut, spaceman, cosmonaut]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
cosmonaut \cosmonaut\ n. [Russ. kosmonavt from kosmos universe.]
an astronaut; -- a term used by the Soviets and Russians.
Syn: astronaut, spaceman.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
astronaut \as"tro*naut\ adj.
a person trained to travel in a spacecraft; one who travels
in a spacecraft; -- called in the Soviet Union and Russia
cosmonaut.
Syn: spaceman, cosmonaut
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cosmonaut
n 1: a person trained to travel in a spacecraft; "the Russians
called their astronauts cosmonauts" [syn: astronaut,
spaceman, cosmonaut]