aëronaut

See also: aeronaut

English

Etymology

From aër- +‎ -o- +‎ -naut.

Noun

aëronaut (plural aëronauts)

  1. Dated form of aeronaut.
    • 1997, Philip Pullman, chapter 2, in The Subtle Knife, page 30:
      Some of them managed to stay with the damaged balloon of Lee Scoresby, the Texan aëronaut.
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