Afronaut
nounUK /ˈæf.ɹəˌnɔːt/ · US /ˈæf.ɹəˌnɔt/
Etymology Blend of Afro- + astronaut.
1
An astronaut of African origin.
- A South African celebrity entrepreneur known for his space travel—he was the first ‘afronaut’—as well as his philanthropic ambition, [Mark] Shuttleworth has overseen the development of Ubuntu […]2005, Soenke Zehle, “FLOSS Redux: Notes on African Software Politics”, in Mute, volume 2, number 1, →ISSN: