aviator

a·vi·a·tor

A0547100 (ā′vē-ā′tər, ăv′ē-)n. One who operates an aircraft; a pilot.

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[French aviateur, from aviation, aviation; see aviation.]

aviator

(ˈeɪvɪˌeɪtə) n (Aeronautics) old-fashioned the pilot of an aeroplane or airship; flyer ˈaviˌatrix, ˈaviˌatress, ˈaviˌatrice fem n

a•vi•a•tor

(ˈeɪ viˌeɪ tər, ˈæv i-)

n. a pilot of an airplane or other heavier-than-air aircraft. [1885–90; < French aviateur (1863); see aviation, -eur]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

aviator - someone who operates an aircraft aeronaut, airman, flier, flyerairwoman, aviatress, aviatrix - a woman aviatorairplane pilot, pilot - someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flightskilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills

aviator

noun pilot, flyer, airman, airwoman, aeronaut He was a pioneer aviator - the first to fly across the Channel.

Translations

aviateuraviatorepilota