argonaut

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure
noun (Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece
noun cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells

Generalised use of Argonaut.

By WILLIAM WALLACE COOK 1--The Desert Argonaut. — Only a girl's love, Charles Garvice
After some other adventures, the Argonauts arrived at Colchis. — The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII, Ovid
Teacher, 1900-2; journalist, 1902-5; editor San Francisco Argonaut, 1906. — The best short stories of 1920, and the yearbook of the American short story, Unknown

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