aviator
a pilot of an airplane or other heavier-than-air aircraft.
aviators, aviator glasses.
Origin of aviator
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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 | NautilusThe 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.
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 PostThe 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 PostThe 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 | THE DAILY BEASTHe 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 | THE DAILY BEASTHall, a former naval aviator, is one of two World War II veterans still on Capitol Hill.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTBut he sipped the second one, pushing aviator shades onto his head.
It was a good half hour later when the young aviator had been revived.
On the Edge of the Arctic | Harry Lincoln SaylerThe aviator, understanding without being warned, had turned the plane.
The Onslaught from Rigel | Fletcher PrattThere they waited for three days at the place of rendezvous appointed by John Willie, the Bosnian aviator.
Eastern Nights - and Flights | Alan BottThis suited Fulton and Stone, for it would bring them to the period named by the Bosnian aviator.
Eastern Nights - and Flights | Alan BottIn 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
/ (ˈeɪvɪˌeɪtə) /
old-fashioned the pilot of an aeroplane or airship; flyer
Derived forms of aviator
- aviatrix or aviatress, fem n
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