barnstormer

noun

1
as in pilot

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as in entertainer

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Recent Examples of barnstormer Blakeney marveled later that no play existed about Coleman, who earned her international pilots license two years before Earhart, and went on to become a popular barnstormer. — Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025 While a new generation of young singer-songwriters encroaches on country music’s old guard by the day, the Texas barnstormer has found his footing with a fan base hell-bent on capturing every moment Myers affords them. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barnstormer
  1. pilot
  2. entertainer
  3. copilot
  4. performer
  5. aviator
  6. trouper
  7. flyboy
  8. thespian
Noun
  • According to Hiatt, both pilots include returning champions competing against challengers and a progressive jackpot.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • For now, the central test is whether autonomous electric railcars can move from supervised pilots to dependable commercial service across existing rail networks.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of pilot
Noun
  • The entertainer lived in the US until his dramatic split with the States during the Red Scare of the ’50s.
    — Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Martin, whose career has spanned movies, comedy, television and music, received the IBMA’s entertainer of the year accolade in 2011.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of entertainer
Noun
  • The attack nearly brought down the aircraft carrying 182 people before passengers helped subdue the copilot, who had reportedly been barred from flying in Oman over extremist views.
    — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • After a passenger grabbed the copilot and pulled him out, and others grappled with the man to subdue him, Schlichter said that one of the traveling pilots practically hurtled the scrum to enter the cockpit and seize the controls.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of copilot
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  • In his work preceding Good Time Charlie, Haddad has dealt in similar forms of autobiography, often as a solo performer.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
  • She will be joined by Gracie Abrams as the musical performer.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of performer
Noun
  • As Earth faces an overwhelming alien threat, these young aviators are thrown into relentless combat that tests their loyalty, courage and faith in one another.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • With his mustache, accent and aviator shades, Ditka was to Chicago as Landry and his fedora were to Texas.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of aviator
Noun
  • Nearly four decades after the film brought a group of dead baseball players to life with a homemade diamond on an Iowa farm, Keith Rahe and his traveling troupers are still dedicated to keeping the cornfield mystique alive.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The trouper from Chicago who played Olivia was now throwing fits about rehearsing with an intern.
    — Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Definition of trouper
Noun
  • Isom, like his predecessor Doug Parker, is not a showman like the flyboys of past generations.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
  • For now, the flyboy will be resting in the barracks.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Definition of flyboy
Noun
  • Marion Bailey, as Amy’s mother, has already emerged from Telluride as a standout, a veteran thespian never given her proper due.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Tim Curry, the shape-shifting English thespian whose entertainment career never failed to defy industry expectations, has died at 80 years old, according to reports from multiple outlets.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of thespian

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“Barnstormer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barnstormer. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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