aviator

noun

avi·​a·​tor ˈā-vē-ˌā-tər  ˈa- 

plural aviators

1

: the operator or pilot of an aircraft and especially an airplane

2

aviators plural : aviator glasses

The heat had begun to settle in, and as she hit the sidewalk, she slipped on her new sunglasses, a trendy pair of aviators.

—Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Synonyms of aviator

• pilot

Examples of aviator in a Sentence

the solo flight from New York to Paris by the aviator Charles Lindbergh captured the imagination of people around the world

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, the fringe fell in line with the top rim of her aviator shades, leaving little space for her forehead to show. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, the Aviation Medication Transparency Act seeks to provide aviators and their medical providers with clarity as to which medications can be taken and which cannot. — Peter White, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

Partly because the camera is back in play, partly because the pair Meta gives me is the new aviator style with transition lenses. — Victoria Song, The Verge, 23 Sep. 2026

Head out into the wild on foot and by glacier to discover the Don Sheldon Amphitheater, a region named for the trailblazing 20th-century aviator. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing aviator

• aviator glasses
• aviator sunglasses

Rhymes for aviator

• creator
• curator
• debater
• deflator
• dictator
• dilator
• equator
• locator
• piscator
• pronator
• relator
• rotator

Kids Definition

aviator

noun

avi·​a·​tor ˈā-vē-ˌāt-ər  ˈav-ē- 

: pilot entry 1 sense 3