a serviceman or servicewoman of the most junior rank in the RAF
Also (not in official use): aircraftsman, aircraftswoman
aircraftsman in American English
(ˈɛərˌkræftsmən, -ˌkrɑːfts-)
nounWord forms: plural-men
Brit
a person holding the rank of noncommissioned officer in the RAF
Also: aircraftman
Word origin
[1915–20; aircraft + 's1 + -man]This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: GI, conditioning, costar, neorealism, supernationalism-man is a combining form, used in the formation of compound words indicating a man ofa certain type or with a certain job. Other words that use the affix -man include: fireman, liveryman, midshipman, ombudsman, pitchman