aviator

[ ey-vee-ey-ter, av-ee- ]

/ ˈeɪ viˌeɪ tər, ˈæv i- /

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noun

a pilot of an airplane or other heavier-than-air aircraft.

aviators, aviator glasses.

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Origin of aviator

1885–90; <French aviateur. See aviation, -eur

Words nearby aviator

aviary, aviate, aviation, aviation cadet, aviation medicine, aviator, aviator glasses, aviatrix, Avicebrón, Avicenna, avicularium

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How to use aviator in a sentence

Even Wally Funk, the 82-year-old aviator sitting to Bezos’ left, rolled her eyes and opened her mouth tall in faux amusement.
The Math That Says Egalitarianism Is Possible - Issue 104: Harmony|Brian Gallagher|August 11, 2021|Nautilus
The veteran aviator, 82, is to fly with Bezos on his New Shepard spacecraft on July 20, having been denied a place in space by NASA because of her gender even after she proved she could qualify for the pioneering 1960s Mercury program.
Escape Velocity: The Road To Space|Leslie dela Vega|July 11, 2021|Ozy
The story follows Virgin’s lead test pilot, Mark Stucky, a preternaturally gifted aviator who left the Marines to pursue spaceflight.
What’s driving the pilots that will fly paying customers into space?|Amelia Urry|June 11, 2021|Washington Post
The pioneering aviator is best known as the author of “The Little Prince.”
Taking to the skies in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s ‘Wind, Sand and Stars’|Mary Winston Nicklin|April 1, 2021|Washington Post

The event is a reminder of the dangers that military aviators face, even during training.
These fascinating flying stories soared above a turbulent year|Rob Verger|December 29, 2020|Popular-Science
He may look Top Gun, with his flight suit and aviator shades, but beneath the façade lays a man torn to pieces.
Ethan Hawke's 'Good Kill': A Searing Indictment of America's Drone Warfare Obsession|Marlow Stern|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was wearing aviator sunglasses, and he kept them on as he started to read the verdict.
Egyptian Court Hands Down Stiff Sentences for Al-Jazeera Journalists|Jesse Rosenfeld|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hall, a former naval aviator, is one of two World War II veterans still on Capitol Hill.
34-Year GOP Rep Loses To Tea Party Candidatte|Ben Jacobs|May 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, it seems like Ted is taking his nice guy charms and aviator collection to sunny Los Angeles—for now.
Where ‘Mad Men’ Left Off: A Primer for Season Seven|Amy Zimmerman|April 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But he sipped the second one, pushing aviator shades onto his head.
Dealing With Dad the Dealer|Tony Doukopil|April 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was a good half hour later when the young aviator had been revived.
On the Edge of the Arctic|Harry Lincoln Sayler
The aviator, understanding without being warned, had turned the plane.
The Onslaught from Rigel|Fletcher Pratt
There they waited for three days at the place of rendezvous appointed by John Willie, the Bosnian aviator.
Eastern Nights - and Flights|Alan Bott
This suited Fulton and Stone, for it would bring them to the period named by the Bosnian aviator.
Eastern Nights - and Flights|Alan Bott
In order to arise or descend, the aviator made use of the spark lever, thus varying the number of turns of the propeller.
Langley Memoir on Mechanical Flight, Parts I and II|S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley and Charles M. (Charles Matthews) Manly

British Dictionary definitions for aviator

aviator

/ (ˈeɪvɪˌeɪtə) /

noun

old-fashioned the pilot of an aeroplane or airship; flyer

Derived forms of aviator

aviatrix or aviatress, fem n

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