Astronaut vs. Cosmonaut
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Difference Between Astronaut and Cosmonaut
Astronautnoun
A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose.
Cosmonautnoun
An astronaut, especially a Russian or Soviet one.
Astronautnoun
An American space traveler, when contrasted against equivalent terms from other countries such as cosmonaut and taikonaut.
Cosmonautnoun
a person trained to travel in a spacecraft;
the Russians called their astronauts cosmonautsAstronautnoun
(Hong Kong) A returnee who frequently flies back and forth between Hong Kong and his/her adopted home country.
Astronautnoun
a person trained to travel in a spacecraft;
the Russians called their astronauts cosmonautsADVERTISEMENT
