Definition of flight attendant in US English:
flight attendant
nounˈflī(t) əˌtendəntˈflaɪ(t) əˌtɛndənt
A steward or stewardess on an aircraft.
Example sentencesExamples
- Deborah Welsh had been a flight attendant for 25 years and hated early flights, but had agreed to trade shifts to oblige a colleague.
- They handed their tickets to the flight attendant and were shuffled onto the plane.
- She was a former flight attendant and later began training airline personnel on customer services.
- I left law school to become a flight attendant for El Al airlines, a job that literally opened up the world to me.
- The flight engineer became unconscious after reviving the flight attendant.
- A flight attendant on his Freedom Bird asks him if flying in Vietnam frightened him.
- She discovered the knife and turned it over to a flight attendant before takeoff.
- One flight attendant called the airline to tell them what had happened and give them the seat number of the hijacker.
- A flight attendant urging him to put on his seatbelt woke Jamie from his nap.
- I posted a song by an unknown flight attendant for Eastern Air last Decemeber.
- As the seatbelt sign came on and the flight attendant started to demonstrate the proper way to put on your seatbelt, Misery looked out her window.
- Just last week, a young flight attendant collapsed in the briefing room of our International Airport.
- The flight attendant switched Rob's ID with that of the dead captain.
- The airline flight attendant explained to the passengers, that although he is blind, he is the best copilot in the company.
- Trent stepped onto the plane, ignoring the flight attendant who welcomed him aboard.
- Sue Makras, 34, is a flight attendant for a US airline operating from Heathrow.
- She'd had to explain her complete breakdown during takeoff to an anxious flight attendant.
- The flight attendant tied the curtain so business class could not use the offending lavatories!
- On an airline flight, a businessman complains to a flight attendant that she isn't smiling.
- She notified a flight attendant, and the pilot alerted Denver International Airport.
Synonyms
cabin attendant, member of the cabin staff