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
Such intrepid 20th-century aviators as Don Sheldon and Carl Ben Eielson were cut from that cloth—their ample skill at dead reckoning a compensation for the lack of charts.
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Julia Boatman, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2025
Emily Shilling, one of the transgender soldiers who brought the case, is a naval aviator with 19 years of service and flew 60 combat missions before becoming a Navy test pilot.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2025
O’Hare was the first naval aviator recipient of the Medal of Honor.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
Lindo, at 6 feet 4 inches, enters the restaurant on an overcast Wednesday afternoon, sporting aviator shades, a thin, grey beanie, and a colorful summer scarf of different orange, pink, and yellow hues.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Julia Boatman, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2025
Emily Shilling, one of the transgender soldiers who brought the case, is a naval aviator with 19 years of service and flew 60 combat missions before becoming a Navy test pilot.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2025
O’Hare was the first naval aviator recipient of the Medal of Honor.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
Lindo, at 6 feet 4 inches, enters the restaurant on an overcast Wednesday afternoon, sporting aviator shades, a thin, grey beanie, and a colorful summer scarf of different orange, pink, and yellow hues.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aviator
pilot
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Mike stages a fake interview — à la the pilot episode, Barbri legal handbook and all — and insists Harvey get rid of his too-fat ties.—
Tanya Melendez,
EW.com,
9 May 2025
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Artificial intelligence — particularly generative AI — drives this resurgence as enterprises rapidly shift from pilot projects to full-scale production deployments.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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“Aviator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aviator. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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