Nastronaut

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UK/ˈnæstɹəˌnɔːt/US/ˈnæstɹəˌnɔt/US/ˈnæʃtɹəˌnɔt/Canada/ˈnæstɹəˌnɒt/

noun

An astronaut currently or formerly employed by NASA.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

nounNastronaut (plural Nastronauts)

plural Nastronauts

  1. US space programAn astronaut currently or formerly employed by NASA.

    yankophile, cinephile, globophile, econocrat, indocrat, securocrat, plastinaut, nastronaut, xerocracy, psytocracy, corpocracy

    2008, Poznań Studies in Contemporary Linguistics: PSiCL., Volume 44, Issue 3, volume 34, number 3, Adam Mickiewicz University, page 372
    3 more examples

    "Hey Uncle Josh!" With Natalie's help, J.T. scrambled to the ground, then ran over, arms extended. Josh swung him onto his hip. "Look at me! I'm a nastronaut!" "That's pretty cool, J.T. Are you going off in a spaceship?"

    2010 August 1, Marilyn Pappano, The Trouble With Josh, Silhouette, →ISBN, page 17

    "Fox was sick, and the nastronaut is staying with us!" "Someone was sick on a nastronaut?!" Tycho went over his news again, at half the speed. Twice.

    2019 January 10, E E Oakey, From the Depths of Vispa, E E Oakey, →ISBN

    'But wasn't the first nastronaut called “Garret”?' asked Tycho, 'Like Meena and Ffang, the zookeepers?' 'Yes, that's right,' said Addie, reading from her cape again.

    2020 June 3, E E Oakey, Across the Sands of Aurinko, E E Oakey, →ISBN

Origin

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APA

Nastronaut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nastronaut

MLA

“Nastronaut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nastronaut. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nastronaut,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nastronaut.

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