Definitions
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- noun An
explorer in asubmarine . - noun Someone who lives or works
underwater , forscientific reasons.
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- noun a skilled worker who can live in underwater installations and participate in scientific research
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[ocea(n) + –naut.]
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ocean + -naut, also from astronaut.
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When I was a child I read a story about an oceanaut who followed a rope to the bottom of the sea.
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