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aircraftsman

American  
[air-krafts-muhn, -krahfts-] / ˈɛərˌkræfts mən, -ˌkrɑfts- /
Or aircraftman

noun

British.

plural

aircraftsmen

  1. a person holding the rank of noncommissioned officer in the RAF.

Gender

Is aircraftsman gender-neutral? See -man.

Etymology

Origin of aircraftsman

First recorded in 1915–20; aircraft + s 1 ( def. ) + -man

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In an effort to escape the fame or, as he sometimes saw it, his notoriety he enlisted in the RAF as aircraftsman John Hume Ross.

From BBC

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