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 Definitions of Argonaut  [ˈɑr gəˌnɔt, -ˌnɒt]  

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Definition of 'Argonaut' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Argonaut
a member of the band of men who sailed to Colchis with Jason in the ship Argo in search of the Golden Fleece.

2.  Argonaut
(sometimes l.c.) a person in quest of something dangerous but rewarding; adventurer.

Etymology:  (< L Argonauta < Gk Argonaútēs crewman of the ship Argo ; see nautical)

Definition of 'Argonaut' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) argonaut
someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure

2. (noun) Argonaut
(Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece

3. (noun) paper nautilus, nautilus, Argonaut, Argonauta argo
cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells


Definition of 'Argonaut' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Argonaut
any one of the legendary Greek heroes who sailed with Jason, in the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece

2. (noun) Argonaut
a cephalopod of the genus Argonauta



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