flight attendant

American  

noun

flight attendants plural

1. an airline employee who serves meals, attends to passengers' comfort, etc., during a flight.

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flight attendant British  

noun

1. a person who attends to the needs of passengers on a commercial flight

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• flight attendants
  plural

Etymology

Origin of flight attendant

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Pam Blaschum, a TWA flight attendant, had been on a flight that arrived early.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2026

A flight attendant on the Dutch airline KLM, who came into contact with an infected passenger from the cruise ship and later showed mild symptoms, tested negative for hantavirus, the WHO said Friday.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Dutch officials announced on May 7 that a flight attendant who was not a passenger but briefly interacted with a passenger was hospitalized with possible hantavirus symptoms.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

Dutch media reported on Thursday that a KLM flight attendant who had been in contact with the deceased woman had been admitted to hospital in Amsterdam with hantavirus symptoms.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

A flight attendant greeted the elegy of scythes, and then the second they were past her, she turned, left the plane, and ran down the jetway.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Related Words

• hostess
• stewardess