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noun avi·a·tor \ ˈā-vē-ˌā-tər , ˈa- \
|Updated on: 14 Aug 2018

Definition of aviator

plural aviators
1 : the operator or pilot of an aircraft and especially an airplane
2 aviators : 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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Examples of aviator in a Sentence

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

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First Known Use of aviator

1868

in the meaning defined at sense 2

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aviator Synonyms

Synonyms

airman, birdman, flier (also flyer), pilot;

Related Words

ace, barnstormer, bush pilot, copilot, flyboy, test pilot;

captain, skipper;

AVIATOR Defined for Kids

aviator

noun avi·a·tor \ ˈā-vē-ˌā-tər \

Definition of aviator for Students

: the pilot of an aircraft

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