balloonist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of balloonist
Example Sentences
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During frequent spells of leave from his fashionable regiment, the Royal Horse Guards, he earned celebrity as an intrepid traveler and balloonist, and wrote bestselling accounts of his adventures.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
A deft hot air balloonist landed his craft along with the four passengers aboard in the median of U.S.
From Washington Times • Aug. 26, 2023
Lowe’s creator, you have read here already — Thaddeus Lowe, balloonist, one of the crackpot-or-genius Californians like Abbot Kinney, the builder of the American Venice.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2022
Someone asked Suitor if he could fly up and circle the basket where the balloonist was hovering.
From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2022
I may go back to them ... some day ... if they want a balloonist ... or any kind of a thing.”
From The Maids of Paradise by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
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