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

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flight attendant

Agarwal, the CEO of a logistics company, met Felicia Lee, a former flight attendant, during a flight in 2019.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

The passenger complained about Thornton to a flight attendant and shared the photos with the crew, according to TMZ.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

A flight attendant in France has succeeded in having her breast cancer recognised as an occupational disease, a first for the country's aviation industry, her lawyer and a trade union said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

The 15-minute private ride on the airfield to my plane with a former flight attendant named Luis was a highlight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

“I never planned to be a flight attendant forever. This is a new phase in my life.”

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth

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• hostess
• stewardess