flight attendant

noun

: a person who attends passengers on an airplane

Examples of flight attendant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

United offered flight attendants extra pay to pick up Newark trips and ease delays. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

Pilots and flight attendants can run up against federal duty limits and rest rules. — Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

According to a Holafly report, flight attendants typically average between 70 and 90 flight hours each month, and their layovers are usually between 12 and 24 hours. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2026

In 1968, Johnson was twenty-two, working as a flight attendant for Trans World Airlines, and living in San Francisco, when, one day, there was a knock at the door. — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flight attendant

• codefendant
• independent
• appendant
• ascendant
• defendant
• dependant
• dependent
• descendant
• descendent
• intendant
• resplendent
• transcendent

Kids Definition

flight attendant

noun

: a person who provides service to passengers on an airplane