aviator

[ ey-vee-ey-ter, av-ee- ]
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noun
  1. a pilot of an airplane or other heavier-than-air aircraft.

  2. aviators, aviator glasses.

Origin of aviator

1
1885–90; <French aviateur. See aviation, -eur

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British Dictionary definitions for aviator

aviator

/ (ˈeɪvɪˌeɪtə) /


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

Derived forms of aviator

  • aviatrix or aviatress, fem n

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