aviator

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aviator

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Borrowed from French aviateur.

By surface analysis, avi- + -ator

noun aviators

  1. 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. Ruth Elder was known for her beauty and acting, but her real dream was to become the female version of transatlantic aviator Charles Lindbergh.
  2. obsolete An experimenter in aviation.
  3. obsolete A flying machine.

Similar: flier, flyer

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: airman, aeronaut, flyer, flier, pilot, aviatress, aviatrix, driver, airwoman, aeroplanist, aerialist, aircraftsman, airplanist, airperson, avigator, airfarer

noun

Similar: flier, flyer

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noun aircraft pilot

Españolaviador, aviadora
中文飛行員 /飞行员 fēixíngyuán
Portuguêsaviador, aviadora, aviatriz
Françaisaviateur, aviatrice
DeutschFlieger, Fliegerin
Italianoaviatore, aviatrice
Ελληνικάαεροπόρος aeropóros, ιπτάμενος κροίσος iptámenos kroísos
Românăaviator, aviatoare
Русскийавиа́тор aviátor
العربيةطَيَّار ṭayyār

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@misc{aviator_2026,
  title = {aviator},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aviator},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}