flight attendant

noun

: a person who attends passengers on an airplane

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Her mother, Colette Watson, was a flight attendant on the doomed Eastern plane, but walked away from the crash nearly unharmed. Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025 The seat belt sign was off on July 30 when service carts, flight attendants, and unbelted passengers were suddenly thrown toward the plane’s ceiling. Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025 Last November, gangs opened fire on a Spirit Airlines flight landing in Port-au-Prince, striking a flight attendant who received minor injuries. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025 According to passengers on board the aircraft, flight attendants provided a cryptic warning to those on board amid the incident. Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flight attendant

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flight attendant was in 1947

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“Flight attendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20attendant. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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flight attendant

noun
: a person who provides service to passengers on an airplane

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