AQUANAUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aquanaut mean? 

• AQUANAUT (noun)
  The noun AQUANAUT has 2 senses:

1. an underwater swimmer equipped with a face mask and foot fins and either a snorkel or an air cylinder

2. a skilled worker who can live in underwater installations and participate in scientific research

  Familiarity information: AQUANAUT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AQUANAUT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An underwater swimmer equipped with a face mask and foot fins and either a snorkel or an air cylinder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

aquanaut; skin-diver

Hypernyms ("aquanaut" is a kind of...):

bather; natator; swimmer (a person who travels through the water by swimming)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A skilled worker who can live in underwater installations and participate in scientific research

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

aquanaut; oceanaut

Hypernyms ("aquanaut" is a kind of...):

skilled worker; skilled workman; trained worker (a worker who has acquired special skills)