Argonaut
Ar·go·naut
Argonaut
n.
- Any one of the legendary Greek heroes who sailed with Jason, in the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece.
- A cephalopod of the genus Argonauta. (Zool.)
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One of those who went to California in search of gold shortly after it was discovered there in 1848. [U. S.]
The “Argonauts of '49” were a strong, self-reliant, generous body of men.