plural airmen
1
: a civilian or military pilot, aviator, or aviation technician
2
: an enlisted person in the air force: such as
a
: an enlisted person of one of the four ranks below sergeant
b
: an enlisted person ranking above an airman basic and below an airman first class
Examples of airman in a Sentence
her father was an airman who was shot down in Vietnam
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
The airmen tried to perform life-saving actions, but arriving first responders pronounced Badrian dead at the scene, the wing said.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2025
Trombone emphasized patience, adaptability, and learning to navigate timelines and stakeholders with other airmen pursuing innovation.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
The University of Iowa was a Navy pre-flight site during World War II, so many actual airmen had beers there after a long day of training in the early days.
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Airman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airman. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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airman
noun
air·man
-mən 
2
a
: an enlisted person in the air force
b
: an enlisted person in the air force with a rank below that of sergeant
especially
: one with the rank just below that of airman first class
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