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Nastronaut
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English
Etymology
en NASA astronaut.
Pronunciation
năsʹtrənôt'
en /ˈnæstɹəˌnɔːt/ RP
en /ˈnæstɹəˌnɔt/ /ˈnæʃtɹəˌnɔt/ GA
en /ˈnæstɹəˌnɒt/ Canada
Noun
en US space program An astronaut currently or formerly employed by NASA.
en Poznań Studies in Contemporary Linguistics: PSiCL., Volume 44, Issue 3 34 3 372 w:Adam Mickiewicz University 2008 https://books.google.com/books?id=iTpXAAAAYAAJ yankophile, cinephile, globophile, econocrat, indocrat, securocrat, plastinaut, nastronaut, xerocracy, psytocracy, corpocracy
en The Trouble With Josh Marilyn Pappano 17 Silhouette August 1, 2010 https://books.google.com/books?id=w0x0Ni8LacsC 9781426873980 "Hey Uncle Josh!" With Natalie's help, J.T. scrambled to the ground, then ran over, arms extended. Josh swung him onto his hip. "Look at me! I'm a nastronaut!" "That's pretty cool, J.T. Are you going off in a spaceship?"
en From the Depths of Vispa E E Oakey E E Oakey January 10, 2019 https://books.google.com/books?id=nXntDwAAQBAJ 9780987644114 "Fox was sick, and the nastronaut is staying with us!" "Someone was sick on a nastronaut?!" Tycho went over his news again, at half the speed. Twice.
en Across the Sands of Aurinko E E Oakey E E Oakey June 3, 2020 https://books.google.com/books?id=XnrtDwAAQBAJ 9780987644138 'But wasn't the first nastronaut called “Garret”?' asked Tycho, 'Like Meena and Ffang, the zookeepers?' 'Yes, that's right,' said Addie, reading from her cape again.
en terms suffixed with -naut