Definition of "cosmonaut" [cosmonaut]

• A Russian or Soviet astronaut. (noun)

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• "Once the cosmonaut is in then the appendix is rolled up and secured with strong elastic bands."
• "An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft."
• "The Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft will dock with the ISS on Sunday, where the crew will join Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, U.S. astronaut Timothy Creamer, and Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi."