flight attendant

noun

: a person who attends passengers on an airplane

Examples of flight attendant in a Sentence

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The flight attendants tried to contact the pilots, but did not get a response. Raven Brunner, People.com, 22 May 2025 That's when the pilots also reported seeing smoke rising from the floor at the back of the cockpit and hearing the flight attendants contacting them. Kathryn Krupnik, CBS News, 21 May 2025 That said, many flight attendants are actually fans of the trend. Isabelle Rodney, CNN Money, 20 May 2025 The flight attendant walked past Miller’s husband and approached Miller to tell her to go help her baby calm down. Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 14 May 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 25 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

flight attendant

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

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