argonaut

Definition of Argonaut in English :

1. argonaut

someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure

2. argonaut

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

cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Argonaut

noun

1. Greek mythology

one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in quest of the Golden Fleece

2.

a person who took part in the Californian gold rush of 1849

3. another name for the paper nautilus

noun

1. Greek Mythology

any of the men who sail with Jason to search for the Golden Fleece

2. US; [also a-]

a person who took part in the California gold rush of 1848-49

3. [a-]; Zoology

paper nautilus

n.

n.

1. Greek Mythology One who sailed with Jason on the Argo in search of the Golden Fleece.

2. also argonaut A person who is engaged in a dangerous but rewarding quest; an adventurer.