Meanings
nounaeronaut (plural aeronauts)
plural aeronauts · alternative aëronaut · alternative æronaut
- A person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon.
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 741 more example
"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
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan aeronauta
- aeronautaone who glides through the air in an airship
French aéronaute
- aéronauteone who glides through the air in an airship
German Aeronaut, Aeronautin
- Aeronautone who glides through the air in an airship
- Aeronautinone who glides through the air in an airship
Greek αεροναύτης
- αεροναύτης (aeronáftis)one who glides through the air in an airship
Italian aeronauta
- aeronautaone who glides through the air in an airship
Latin aeronauta
- aeronautaone who glides through the air in an airship
Polish aeronauta, aeronautka
- aeronautaone who glides through the air in an airship
- aeronautkaone who glides through the air in an airship
Portuguese aeronauta
- aeronautaone who glides through the air in an airship
Spanish aeronauta
- aeronautaone who glides through the air in an airship
Swahili mwanahewa
- mwanahewaone who glides through the air in an airship
Cite this entry
APA
aeronaut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeronaut
MLA
“aeronaut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeronaut. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aeronaut,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeronaut.
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