Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nastronaut

/ˈnæstɹəˌnɔt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nas-tro-naut
IPA: /ˈnæstɹəˌnɔt/

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An astronaut currently or formerly employed by NASA.

Example Sentences

"yankophile, cinephile, globophile, econocrat, indocrat, securocrat, plastinaut, nastronaut, xerocracy, psytocracy, corpocracy"
""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?""
""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."
"'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."

Etymology

Blend of NASA + astronaut.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnæstɹəˌnɔt/
British English: /ˈnæstɹəˌnɔːt/

Inflected Forms

Nastronauts (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce nastronaut?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnæstɹəˌnɔt/.
What does nastronaut mean?: An astronaut currently or formerly employed by NASA.
Where does nastronaut come from?: Blend of NASA + astronaut.

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