aviator en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from French aviateur. By surface analysis, avi- + -ator
Meanings
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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.
Two missing US Navy aviators have been declared dead, several days after their aircraft crashed near Mount Rainier, Washington, during a training flight, the Navy said Sunday.
2024 October 20, Haley Britzky, “Two missing Navy aviators declared dead days after aircraft crash in Washington state”, in CNN:Ruth Elder was known for her beauty and acting, but her real dream was to become the female version of transatlantic aviator Charles Lindbergh.
2016 November 15, Karla Pequenino, “The women pilots that history forgot”, in CNN:
- (obsolete) An experimenter in aviation.
- (obsolete) A flying machine.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aviators | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
aviatress · aviator glasses · aviator sunglasses · aviator shades
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Translations (47)
es aviador (aircraft pilot) · ro aviatoare (aircraft pilot) · ru авиа́тор (aircraft pilot) · gl aviador (aircraft pilot) · pl awiator (aircraft pilot) · el ιπτάμενος κροίσος (aircraft pilot) · izh pilotta (aircraft pilot) · it aviatore (aircraft pilot) · izh lentäjä (aircraft pilot) · da pilot (aircraft pilot) · nb flyger (aircraft pilot) · ga eitleoir (aircraft pilot) · de Flieger (aircraft pilot) · it aviatrice (aircraft pilot) · id pilot (aircraft pilot) · bg авиа́торка (aircraft pilot) · ro aviator (aircraft pilot) · uk авіа́тор (aircraft pilot) · ce пилот (aircraft pilot) · yi אַוויאַטאָר (aircraft pilot) · de Fliegerin (aircraft pilot) · id juru terbang (aircraft pilot) · pt aviador (aircraft pilot) · es aviadora (aircraft pilot) · id penerbang (aircraft pilot) · fi lentäjä (aircraft pilot) · el αεροπόρος (aircraft pilot) · pt aviadora (aircraft pilot) · uk авіа́торка (aircraft pilot) · ca aviador (aircraft pilot) · ms juruterbang (aircraft pilot) · id aviator (aircraft pilot) · cmn 飛行員 /飞行员 (aircraft pilot) · cs aviatik (aircraft pilot) · fr aviatrice (aircraft pilot) · be лё́тнік (aircraft pilot) · bg авиа́тор (aircraft pilot) · tl manlilipad (aircraft pilot) · cs letec (aircraft pilot) · fr aviateur (aircraft pilot) · pl lotnik (aircraft pilot) · be авія́тарка (aircraft pilot) · pt aviatriz (aircraft pilot) · fi pilotti (aircraft pilot) · ce кеманхо (aircraft pilot) · ar طَيَّار (aircraft pilot) · be авія́тар (aircraft pilot)