flight attendant

noun

: a person who attends passengers on an airplane

Examples of flight attendant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Glamorous Pan American Airways flight attendants dressed in Evan-Picones’s iconic uniforms no longer click heels at Idlewild Airport (now JFK). Niccolo Serratt, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2024 Reached Wednesday, Herman said TWA introduced paper uniforms for flight attendants in 1968. Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024 Southwest Airlines will scrap more than 300 flight attendant and pilot roles, reducing services to and from Atlanta, as the company seeks to cut costs and increase revenue. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024 Under pressure Southwest Airlines 90s flight attendant uniforms. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for flight attendant 

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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 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

flight attendant

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

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