English dictionary

argonaut

/'/A/rg/@/,n/O/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure

noun.person

Source: WordNet 3.0
(Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece

noun.person

Source: WordNet 3.0
cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells

noun.animal

Synonyms argonauta argo nautilus paper nautilus

Source: WordNet 3.0
Any one of the legendary Greek heroes who sailed with Jason, in the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece.

noun

Source: webster1913
One of those who went to California in search of gold shortly after it was discovered there in 1848.

noun

Source: webster1913