flight attendant

noun

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

flight attendant

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of flight attendant¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Kaniecki said he has treated about a dozen pilots and over 100 flight attendants for brain injuries after exposure to fumes on aircraft over the last 20 years.

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One flight attendant was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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His wife alerted a flight attendant and the pilot but instead of alerting medical personnel and following company policy, the lawsuit said the pilot dismissed her concerns, “joked with Plasencia, and cleared him for take-off.”

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The airline will furlough roughly 1,800 flight attendants effective Dec. 1, company spokesperson Thomas Fletcher said in a statement.

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A British Airways flight attendant who was found naked and high on drugs in a plane toilet during a transatlantic flight has been told by a judge he "let himself down".

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• stewardess