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skyman

American  
[skahy-muhn] / ˈskaɪ mən /

noun

Informal.

plural

skymen

  1. an aviator or paratrooper.

Etymology

Origin of skyman

sky + man

Example Sentences

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I'm a tough, true-hearted skyman, Careless and all that, d'ye see?

From The Sky Trap by Long, Frank Belknap

All must die when fate shall will it, I can never die but once, I'm a tough, true-hearted skyman; He who fears death is a dunce.

From The Sky Trap by Long, Frank Belknap

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