noun
Meaning 1
An underwater explorer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hydronaut
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
aquanaut
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noun
Meaning 2
a skilled worker who can live in underwater installations and participate in scientific research
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: oceanaut
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman
noun
Meaning 3
an underwater swimmer equipped with a face mask and foot fins and either a snorkel or an air cylinder
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: skin-diver
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: swimmer, natator, bather
History
Etymology
From aqua- + -naut.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Greek: υδροναύτης (ydronáftis) — underwater explorer
- Italian: acquanauta — underwater explorer
- Polish: akwanauta — underwater explorer
- Portuguese: aquanauta — underwater explorer
- Serbo-Croatian: акванаут — underwater explorer
- Serbo-Croatian: akvanaut — underwater explorer
- Spanish: acuanauta — underwater explorer