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spationaut

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A French astronaut.

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noun

Meaning 2

A European astronaut, specifically one representing ESA.

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noun

Meaning 3

An astronaut, regardless of nationality.

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History

Etymology

From French spationaute. spatio- + -naut.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سبَشُنَات — a French astronaut
  • Chinese Cantonese: 太空人 (taai3 hung1 jan4) — a French astronaut
  • Chinese: 太空人 (thài-khong-jîn) — a French astronaut
  • Chinese Mandarin: 太空人 (tàikōng rén) — a French astronaut
  • Chinese Mandarin: 宇航員 /宇航员 (yǔháng yuán) — a French astronaut
  • Chinese Mandarin: 航天員 /航天员 (hángtiān yuán) — a French astronaut
  • Chinese Mandarin: 宇宙航行員 /宇宙航行员 (yǔzhòu hángxíng yuán) — a French astronaut
  • Chinese Mandarin: 太空飛行員 /太空飞行员 (tàikōng fēixíngyuán) — a French astronaut
  • French: spationaute — a French astronaut
  • Navajo: wótááhgóó ałnááʼáłtʼahí — a French astronaut
  • Romanian: spaționaut — a French astronaut
  • Russian: спатиона́вт (spationávt) — a French astronaut