Home › Words › L › lunarnautlunarnaut/ˈluːnənɔːt/lunarnaut · noun — someone who travels to the Moon.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).lunarnaut is pronounced /ˈluːnənɔːt/.EtymologyFrom lunar + -naut.nounSomeone who travels to the Moon.e.g.“Kanashima returns to Japan and, as the space race develops over the years, figures out that the U.S. and Russia are bogged down by the problem of how to get the lunarnaut back to earth.” — 1965, ‘The Kamikosmonaut’, Time, 26 Feb 2006Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.touronaut 65% match — A space tourist. vs lunarnaut →moongazer 64% match — A person who observes the Moon; a lunar astronomer. vs lunarnaut →astrotourist 63% match — A space tourist. vs lunarnaut →astronavigator 63% match — One who performs astronavigation; an astronaut or space pilot. vs lunarnaut →aeronaut 62% match — A person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon. vs lunarnaut →astronut 62% match — A person with an obsessive interest in astronomy. vs lunarnaut →taikonaut 62% match — A person who travels in space for the Chinese space program; a Chinese astronaut. vs lunarnaut →aquanaut 61% match — An underwater explorer. vs lunarnaut →