airman

American  

[air-muhn] / ˈɛər mən /

noun

plural

airmen

1. an aviator.

2. U.S. Air Force. an enlisted person of one of the three lowest ranks airmanbasic, airman, airmanfirstclass. Amn

3. a member of a military aircrew.

4. (in other countries) an enlisted person in the air force.

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airman British  

/ ˈɛəmən /

noun

1. an aviator, esp a man who serves in his country's air force

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Other Word Forms

• airwoman noun

Etymology

Origin of airman

1870–75, for an earlier sense; air ¹ + -man, on the model of seaman

Example Sentences

Many World War I airmen came to L.A. to become stunt pilots and, occasionally, movie stars.

From Los Angeles Times

During World War II, the British and U.S. military hid money, maps and tools in Monopoly board games and sent them via fake charities to soldiers and airmen held in German prison camps.

From The Wall Street Journal

I flew with them and watched British and American airmen dropping aid from the rear cargo ramps of the planes several thousand feet above the people who needed it.

From BBC

I flew with them and watched British and American airmen dropping aid from the rear cargo ramps of the planes thousands of feet above the people who needed it.

From BBC

"He came upon these three airmen in flying gear," Kit says.

From BBC