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Meanings of astronaut in English

Russian
астронавт
Portuguese
cosmonauta
Catalan
astronauta
Spanish
astronauta
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Person who commands, pilots, or serves as a crew member of a spacecraft.

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астронавт
Portuguese
cosmonauta
Catalan
cosmonauta

Member of the crew of a spacecraft.

cosmonauta

This is Wrigley Gum's TV commercial. An astronaut exploring an alien world finds the native inhabitants to be shy and retiring.

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Usage of astronaut in English
1
The most you can hope for is that you're good astronaut material.
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
2
Then you learn to achieve orbit, and bring your astronaut home safely.
Wired
3
One American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts are currently aboard the ISS.
The South African
4
The new suits come as a much-needed upgrade to NASA's astronaut wardrobe.
Reuters
5
We're saddened by the loss of astronaut John Young, who was 87.
Radio NZ
6
Yes, I was going to give this astronaut selection my best shot.
Riding rockets
7
South Korea becomes the 35th country to send an astronaut into space.
Wired
8
As you'll know, the astronaut Chris Hadfield has been back in Ireland.
The Irish Times
9
The first public act of rebellion occurred at an astronaut reunion party.
Riding rockets
10
Ad Astra sees an astronaut going in search of his long-missing father.
Radio NZ
11
Every astronaut was of the opinion that this had been an assassination.
Riding rockets
12
They played astronaut for a week, simulating a space-shuttle launch and weightlessness.
NY Magazine
13
An astronaut was something I was still in the process of becoming.
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
14
But most of us never have the chance to meet an astronaut.
Wired
15
It was Mac Evans, asking if I wanted to be an astronaut.
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
16
That astronaut only happened to snag one that drifted into visible reach-
Existence
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United States of America
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