astrogatorn.

Brit.

/ˈastrə(ʊ)ɡeɪtə/, U.S.

/ˈæstrəˌɡeɪdər/

Forms: 1900s– astragator, 1900s– astrogator.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: astro- comb. form, navigator n.

Etymology: < astro- comb. form + -gator (in navigator n.). Compare astrogation n. and later astronavigator n., astrogate v.

Science Fiction and Astronautics.

A person who navigates a vehicle through space; (also) an instrument used for this purpose.

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1931 D. Lasser Conquest of Space 211 Surely a complete faith in the laws of mathematics and astronomy must be the first requisite of the interplanetary astrogator.

1948 W. Ley Rockets & Space Trav. 310 First the astrogator finds the star Regulus which happens to be large and also happens to be situated nicely in the plane of the solar system.

1960 G. Conklin Six Great Short Sci. Fiction Novels 318 Blast the astragator! All it gives is courses that swing around the whole rim of the System.

2005 C. Stross Accelerando vii. 283 His gaze skitters around the room, looking anywhere but at Amber—and Pierre, her lanky toy-boy astrogator and bed warmer.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	astrogator
释义	astrogatorn. Brit. /ˈastrə(ʊ)ɡeɪtə/, U.S. /ˈæstrəˌɡeɪdər/ Forms: 1900s– astragator, 1900s– astrogator. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: astro- comb. form, navigator n. Etymology: < astro- comb. form + -gator (in navigator n.). Compare astrogation n. and later astronavigator n., astrogate v. Science Fiction and Astronautics. A person who navigates a vehicle through space; (also) an instrument used for this purpose. ΚΠ 1931 D. Lasser Conquest of Space 211 Surely a complete faith in the laws of mathematics and astronomy must be the first requisite of the interplanetary astrogator. 1948 W. Ley Rockets & Space Trav. 310 First the astrogator finds the star Regulus which happens to be large and also happens to be situated nicely in the plane of the solar system. 1960 G. Conklin Six Great Short Sci. Fiction Novels 318 Blast the astragator! All it gives is courses that swing around the whole rim of the System. 2005 C. Stross Accelerando vii. 283 His gaze skitters around the room, looking anywhere but at Amber—and Pierre, her lanky toy-boy astrogator and bed warmer. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1931
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