airman

[ air-muhn ]

noun,plural air·men.

an aviator.
U.S. Air Force. an enlisted person of one of the three lowest ranks (airman basic, airman, airman first class ).Abbreviation: Amn

a member of a military aircrew.
(in other countries) an enlisted person in the air force.

Origin of airman

1870–75, for an earlier sense; air¹ + -man, on the model of seaman

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How to use airman in a sentence

We talk about four pillars of an airman in comprehensive airmen fitness.
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Malaysian leaders have turned the airmen into scapegoats without a single persuasive fact.
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For now, Neubauer is in the weather course, marching to class along with the other new Airmen.
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While other Airmen focused on adapting to the military culture and passing their courses, Neubauer was leading a double life.
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Still others are convinced that the airmen returned to America but began new, anonymous lives.
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Roond an' roond ain another the dauntless airmen caircled, the noo above, the noo below the ither.
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Stability was of prime importance and the airmen of a few years ago labored desperately to attain it.
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This was the machine in which the two famous German airmen, Immelmann and Boelke performed some of their most daring exploits.
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Its general construction did not entirely meet with the approval of expert airmen who looked it over.
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Our airmen showed the most dauntless courage, and they continually outwitted and outmaneuvered the slower thinking Hun.
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British Dictionary definitions for airman

airman

/ (ˈɛəmən) /

nounplural -men

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

Derived forms of airman

airwoman, fem n

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