as in pilot
one who flies or is qualified to fly an aircraft or spacecraft
her father was an airman who was shot down in Vietnam
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Recent Examples of airman
In total, the Arkansas National Guard will provide 27 airmen and 13 soldiers for the operation, will be deployed around the state with 18 being stationed in Little Rock, 10 in Fort Smith, 10 in Fayetteville and two at Camp Robinson in North Little Rock.
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Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2025
It was launched in 1938 as a precision timekeeping instrument for gloved airmen – hence the oversized crown and the pointer date function.
—Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Standing alongside armored Humvees, the unarmed soldiers and airman could be seen posing for pictures with tourists and talking with children.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2025
Since then, soldiers and airmen along with smaller contingents from the Navy and Marine Corps have called the base home.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2025
It was launched in 1938 as a precision timekeeping instrument for gloved airmen – hence the oversized crown and the pointer date function.
—Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Standing alongside armored Humvees, the unarmed soldiers and airman could be seen posing for pictures with tourists and talking with children.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2025
Since then, soldiers and airmen along with smaller contingents from the Navy and Marine Corps have called the base home.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airman
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The Department of Energy has already taken steps to use federal sites to advance nuclear reactor development through its pilot reactor program.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Oct. 2025
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Washington — New air traffic control audio captures pilots in an apparent struggle to regain control of a private business jet as the plane plunged into woods near Lansing, Michigan on Thursday, killing all three on board.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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The unusual directive, marked as a top priority by the White House, has agents combing through decades-old files tied to the famed aviator.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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The aviator disappeared on July 2, 1937 while attempting to become the first woman to fly across the globe.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Airman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airman. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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