argonaut meaning

argonaut as a noun

1. someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure

   Type of: adventurer

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

   Type of: fictional character

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

   Synonyms: paper nautilus, nautilus, Argonauta argo

   Type of: octopod

How to pronounce argonaut

argonaut is pronounced /ˈɑrɡənɔt/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.