noun
Meaning 1
A pilot of an aircraft.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
airman
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈɛə.mən/
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US: /ˈɛɹ.mən/
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CMU ARPABET: EH1 R M AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A person employed in one of several aviation-adjacent professions other than flight crew, such as a mechanic or air traffic controller.
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noun
Meaning 3
A member of an air force.
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noun
Meaning 4
A person of a rank in the U.S. Air Force above airman basic and below airman first class.
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noun
Meaning 5
A naval seaman, especially one in the U.S. Navy, who works on and/or handles aircraft.
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noun
Meaning 6
someone who operates an aircraft
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aviator, aeronaut, flier, flyer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman
Narrower terms: aviatrix, airwoman, aviatress, pilot, airplane pilot, Bennett, Floyd Bennett, Bleriot, Louis Bleriot, Cochran, Jacqueline Cochran, Doolittle, Jimmy Doolittle, James Harold Doolittle, Earhart, Amelia Earhart, Hughes, Howard Hughes, Howard Robard Hughes, Lindbergh, Charles Lindbergh, Charles A. Lindbergh, Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Lucky Lindy, Mitchell, William Mitchell, Billy Mitchell, Post, Wiley Post
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ews- Proto-Indo-European *h2ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)bor. Latin āēr Old French airbor. Middle English aire English air Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English airman From air + -man.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: طَيَّار (ṭayyār) — pilot
- Chinese Mandarin: 飛行員 /飞行员 (fēixíngyuán) — pilot
- Finnish: lentäjä — pilot
- Finnish: pilotti — pilot
- Greek: πιλότος (pilótos) — pilot
- Greek: πλοηγός (ploïgós) — pilot
- Ingrian: lentäjä — pilot
- Ingrian: pilotta — pilot
- Kazakh: ұшқыш (ūşqyş) — pilot
- Polish: lotnik — pilot
- Portuguese: aviador — pilot
- Romanian: aviator — pilot
- Romanian: aviatoare — pilot
- Russian: лётчик (ljótčik) — pilot
- Russian: пило́т (pilót) — pilot
- Spanish: aviador — pilot
- Spanish: aviadora — pilot
- Western Apache: yáá silaada — member of air force
- Chinese Mandarin: 航空兵 (hángkōngbīng) — member of air force
- Finnish: ilmavoimalainen — member of air force
- Greek: αεροπόρος (aeropóros) — member of air force
- Finnish: lentosotamies — rank in air force
- French: aviateur — rank in air force
- Greek: αεροπόρος (aeropóros) — rank in air force
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