cosmonaut
n. US //ˈkɔzməˌnɔt// UK //kˈɒzmənˌɔːt// cos·mo·naut
Borrowed from Russian космона́вт (kosmonávt), from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “universe”) + ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”), may be decomposed as cosmo- + -naut.
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