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Synonyms for aviator

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ey-vee-ey-ter, av-ee-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈeɪ viˌeɪ tər, ˈæv i-

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Définition of aviator

Origin :
  • "aircraft pilot," 1887, from French aviateur, from Latin avis (see aviary) + -ateur. Also used c.1891 in a sense of "aircraft." Feminine form aviatrix is from 1927; earlier aviatrice (1910), aviatress (1911).
  • noun person who flies aircraft
Example sentences :
  • What did it matter to her whether Urquhart qualified as an aviator or not?
  • Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
  • The aviator went out with him, and when they were outside he slapped him on the back.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Scouts on the Trail » by George Durston
  • He suggested nothing to Greene; the rest was decidedly up to the aviator.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Scouts on the Trail » by George Durston
  • "I did understand that he was making the flight himself," said the aviator in surprise.
  • Extract from : « Jack O' Judgment » by Edgar Wallace
  • There is a French aviator here, but he has not got his machine, so I am afraid there is no hope for me.
  • Extract from : « 'My Beloved Poilus' » by Anonymous
  • But something more than deliberation is required in the aviator of distinction.
  • Extract from : « Learning to Fly » by Claude Grahame-White
  • Two of the worst traits in an aviator are impatience and irritability.
  • Extract from : « Learning to Fly » by Claude Grahame-White
  • He said "Uh" once or twice, and blurted, "I want to be an aviator."
  • Extract from : « The Trail of the Hawk » by Sinclair Lewis
  • He did not seek out the many people he had met when he was an aviator and a somebody.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of the Hawk » by Sinclair Lewis
  • I'd rather be a' aviator than a general or a policeman or anybody.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of the Hawk » by Sinclair Lewis

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