as in pilots
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 aviators
Klum wore the same ensemble but swapped her aviators for rectangular brown frames.
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Christina Perrier, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
Pataky shared a sweet photo of Hemsworth holding one of the twins, who rocked a pair of aviators.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Everest’s Helicopter Rescue Pilots Daring aviators plucked stricken climbers from the flanks of Mount Everest throughout the 2025 season, saving many from certain death.
—The Editors, Outside, 15 Dec. 2025
Elsewhere, the Lisbon festival will screen Fernando Vendrell’s Alem do Horizonte – A Travessia (Beyond the Horizon – The Crossing), which recalls early 20th-century Portuguese aeronauts Sacadura Cabral and Gago Coutinho as the first aviators to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a single leg.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
The space will document the stories of aviators, veterans and civilians whose lives intersected with the base from World War II through the Vietnam War.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
While Bezos wore a black shirt and tight black jeans with his trusty aviators, Sánchez Bezos opted for a rose-print, ruffled Roberto Cavalli dress in beige and black.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
Both aviators were transported back to the Nimitz and are reported to be in stable condition.
—Greg Wehner , Lucas Y. Tomlinson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Running in parallel to the storylines of Piccard and Jones is the global race of the time where many prominent figures, from accomplished aviators to billionaire Richard Branson, were trying to become the first around-the-globe balloonists.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
Christina Perrier, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
Pataky shared a sweet photo of Hemsworth holding one of the twins, who rocked a pair of aviators.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Everest’s Helicopter Rescue Pilots Daring aviators plucked stricken climbers from the flanks of Mount Everest throughout the 2025 season, saving many from certain death.
—The Editors, Outside, 15 Dec. 2025
Elsewhere, the Lisbon festival will screen Fernando Vendrell’s Alem do Horizonte – A Travessia (Beyond the Horizon – The Crossing), which recalls early 20th-century Portuguese aeronauts Sacadura Cabral and Gago Coutinho as the first aviators to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a single leg.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
The space will document the stories of aviators, veterans and civilians whose lives intersected with the base from World War II through the Vietnam War.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
While Bezos wore a black shirt and tight black jeans with his trusty aviators, Sánchez Bezos opted for a rose-print, ruffled Roberto Cavalli dress in beige and black.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
Both aviators were transported back to the Nimitz and are reported to be in stable condition.
—Greg Wehner , Lucas Y. Tomlinson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Running in parallel to the storylines of Piccard and Jones is the global race of the time where many prominent figures, from accomplished aviators to billionaire Richard Branson, were trying to become the first around-the-globe balloonists.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aviators
pilots
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In 2025, the Navy expanded its training programs for future E-6B pilots, with courses now held in Oklahoma, where the majority of the aircraft are based and operated.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Both pilots survived the crash.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Aviators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aviators. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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