hydronaut

noun

hy·​dro·​naut

ˈhīdrəˌnȯt,

-nät

plural -s

: a member of the crew of a deep-sea vehicle (such as a bathyscaphe) other than a submarine

Word History

Etymology

hydr- + -naut (as in astronaut)

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