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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Over the course of the book, Nellie navigates the challenges of wartime life, including the threat of bombings, rationing, and the emotional turmoil of being separated from loved ones, while charting a new romance with American airman Ray.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2024
The 16-year-old brother of a U.S. Air Force airman who was shot and killed in his home by a Florida sheriff's deputy in May has been killed in a shooting in the Atlanta area, authorities said.
—CBS News, 1 Aug. 2024
The teenage brother of a Black airman fatally shot by a Florida sheriff’s deputy earlier this year has been killed in a shooting just outside Atlanta, authorities said.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024
Nor were Black airmen allowed to serve on bomber crews.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2024
The 16-year-old brother of a U.S. Air Force airman who was shot and killed in his home by a Florida sheriff's deputy in May has been killed in a shooting in the Atlanta area, authorities said.
—CBS News, 1 Aug. 2024
The teenage brother of a Black airman fatally shot by a Florida sheriff’s deputy earlier this year has been killed in a shooting just outside Atlanta, authorities said.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024
Nor were Black airmen allowed to serve on bomber crews.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Airman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airman. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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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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