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noun
An aircraft pilot, especially a military pilot. The use of the word may imply claims of superior airmanship, as in navy aviator vs. air force pilot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An experimenter in aviation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
A flying machine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
someone who operates an aircraft
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: aeronaut, airman, 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
Borrowed from French aviateur.
Across languages
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
