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Argonaut

Argonaut Meaning & Definition
Argonaut Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Argonaut?

[n] (Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason on the Argo in search of the Golden Fleece
[n] someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure

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See Also | adventurer | character | fictional character | fictitious character | venturer

Argonaut In Webster's Dictionary

\Ar"go*naut\, n. [L. Argonauta, Gr. ?; ? + ? sailor, ? ship. See {Argo}.] 1. Any one of the legendary Greek heroes who sailed with Jason, in the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A cephalopod of the genus Argonauta.
\Ar"go*naut\, n. One of those who went to California in search of gold shortly after it was discovered there in 1848. [U. S.] --Bret Harte. The ``Argonauts of '49'' were a strong, self-reliant, generous body of men. --D. S. Jordan.

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