chrononaut

[Jonathan Lighter]

Thanks, Jesse.  Now I don't have to gas up the machine.

JL

Jesse Sheidlower <jester at PANIX.COM> wrote:
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On Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 06:22:27AM -0700, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> I recall "chrononaut" (time traveler) from the early '80s, if not a wee bit earlier (I should probably go back there and check it out).
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> Twenty-five years later, Google reveals about 10,000 hits.

The OED SF site has 1974, from Philip K. Dick:

http://www.jessesword.com/sf/view/338

Jesse Sheidlower
OED

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