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 senior airman
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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How many soldiers, Marines, sailors, airmen and innocent bystanders must die or be horribly wounded to satisfy our hubris?
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Another video showed local civilians assisting the airman, placing him into a civilian vehicle, and then transferring him to the Kuwaiti authorities.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
The airman and his spouse used the proceeds to fund a lavish lifestyle, including a $1 million home and luxury vehicles, according to an indictment.
—Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 24 Feb. 2026
The Tennessee National Guard said about 170 soldiers and airmen were assisting with recovery efforts, including helping more than 200 people stranded in vehicles and homes and providing rides to nearly 300 emergency and health care workers.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Another video showed local civilians assisting the airman, placing him into a civilian vehicle, and then transferring him to the Kuwaiti authorities.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
The airman and his spouse used the proceeds to fund a lavish lifestyle, including a $1 million home and luxury vehicles, according to an indictment.
—Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 24 Feb. 2026
The Tennessee National Guard said about 170 soldiers and airmen were assisting with recovery efforts, including helping more than 200 people stranded in vehicles and homes and providing rides to nearly 300 emergency and health care workers.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Airman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airman. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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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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