as in pilot
one who flies or is qualified to fly an aircraft or spacecraft
the solo flight from New York to Paris by the aviator Charles Lindbergh captured the imagination of people around the world
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Recent Examples of aviator
Still, some pilots whose training emphasized hand flying more, worry that some of those skills are at risk of being lost in a new generation of aviators.
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 22 May 2025
On this day in 1927, American aviator Charles Lindbergh completed the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 May 2025
The aviator was already a colossal figure to many in the audience.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
Amelia Earhart’s final flight Laurie Gwen Shapiro on the aviator and her publicity-mad husband.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 22 May 2025
On this day in 1927, American aviator Charles Lindbergh completed the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 May 2025
The aviator was already a colossal figure to many in the audience.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
Amelia Earhart’s final flight Laurie Gwen Shapiro on the aviator and her publicity-mad husband.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aviator
pilot
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Meta, Microsoft and Google reference pilot programs, but don't provide any substantive public documentation on governance frameworks or outcomes.—
Emma Woollacott,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The Democratic Socialist’s most notable legislative accomplishment has been pushing through a pilot program that made a handful of city buses free for a year.—
Philip Marcelo,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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“Aviator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aviator. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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