flight attendant

noun

: a person who attends passengers on an airplane

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Neerukonda’s daughter was allegedly handed the snack while being looked after by a flight attendant as Neerukonda went to the bathroom, despite the flight staff having been made aware earlier of her allergies. Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025 These two flight attendants locked eyes on a plane. Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025 For the air traffic controllers at work, deliveries of food and coffee from flight attendants and a pilot association boosted morale this week. Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025 Then there’s the arrival of the fifth, Koumba Diabaté (Samba Schutte), in Air Force One, which the aliens have fetched at his request, along with the phalanx of sexy flight attendants who tend to him. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Nov. 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 13 Nov. 2025.

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flight attendant

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

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