noun
aeronaut
Aeronaut (noun) means someone who flies in a balloon or airship.
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Someone who flies in a balloon or airship.
""Well, what is it that he does that I don't do? Just say the word, - teetotal, vegetarian, aeronaut, theosophist, superman.""
— Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World … (1912)
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Etymology
Formed from aero- and -naut, from French aéronaute; compare Italian aeronauta.
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What is the meaning of aeronaut?
"aeronaut" (noun) means someone who flies in a balloon or airship.
What is another word for aeronaut?
Other words for "aeronaut" include aviator, flyer, flier.