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noun
A person who flies in balloons, especially in hot-air balloons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
someone who flies a balloon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman
Narrower terms: Montgolfier, Josef Michel Montgolfier, Jacques Etienne Montgolfier
History
Etymology tree English balloon Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English balloonist From balloon + -ist.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
