Word Study

5. A person who travels in aircraft, especially a pilot of a hot-air balloon or other lighter-than-air craft.
6. A person who swims underwater using an aqualung or who lives and works underwater for extended periods.
8. A Russian or Soviet astronaut; a person trained and employed by the Russian space agency to work in space.
9. Relating to the science, technology, or practice of flight through the air.
11. A Chinese astronaut; a person trained and employed by China's space program to travel into space.
12. A massive, powerful, and unstoppable force or institution; originally refers to a huge vehicle.

1. A person who explores or works in the ocean, especially under the sea.
2. A person trained to travel in a spacecraft and work in space.
3. Someone who explores or travels to the sun (a rarely used or theoretical term, mostly found in science fiction).
4. Relating to sailors, ships, or navigation on water.
7. A suffix meaning sailor or traveller, often referring to someone who explores or travels (especially in compounds).
10. In Greek mythology, a member of the band who sailed with Jason on the Argo in search of the Golden Fleece; more generally, a bold or adventurous explorer.