cosmonaut
noun/ˈkɒzmənɔːt/
/ˈkɑːzmənɔːt/
- an astronaut from the former Soviet UnionTopics Spacec1Word Origin1950s: from cosmos, on the pattern of astronaut and Russian kosmonavt.
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