cryonaut

[ krahy-uh-nawt ]

noun

1. a person whose dead body has been preserved by the technique of cryonics.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cryonaut¹

First recorded in 1965–70; cryo- + Greek naútēs “sailor,” on the model of astronaut

Example Sentences

New scientific terms also include cryonaut: "A person who is cryogenically preserved with a view to being revived in the distant future."

From Time