crop duster

[krop duhs-ter]

noun

1. a pilot employed in crop-dusting from an airplane.

   In 1942, he went from being a crop duster in Kansas to being a fighter pilot in the Pacific.

2. an airplane used in crop-dusting.

   I made my first solo flight in that old crop duster.

Word History and Origins

Origin of crop duster¹

First recorded in 1935–40