plural aviators
Definition of aviator
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
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The first known use of aviator was in 1868
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