airman
Americannoun
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an aviator.
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U.S. Air Force. an enlisted person of one of the three lowest ranks airmanbasic, airman, airmanfirstclass. Amn
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a member of a military aircrew.
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(in other countries) an enlisted person in the air force.
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Etymology
Origin of airman
1870–75, for an earlier sense; air 1 + -man, on the model of seaman
Example Sentences
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The rescue of a missing airman sparks the latest dispute to trip up traders on the prediction-market platform.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
The airman, an unidentified colonel as we write this, climbed into mountainous terrain despite his injuries to escape detection and await a rescue once the U.S. located him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Before midnight US time the rescue was complete, and the airman was flown to Kuwait for medical treatment, officials said.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Video footage of a captured U.S. airman in enemy hands would have handed Tehran a major propaganda tool and a source of leverage at a critical moment in the war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Mutti kept trying to stop him from speaking to the airman, but Karli ignored her.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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