barnstormer

noun

1
as in pilot

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2
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
  • Responding to three years of airspace violations, Spinu suggested, has allowed Romanian and allied pilots and commanders to study Russian munitions, flight patterns and capabilities -- plus their own abilities in engaging such threats.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska region chief, said two pilots and six passengers were on board the charter flight operated by the company Security Aviation, according to the Associated Press.
    — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of pilot
Noun
  • Three additional cuts by the powerhouse entertainer have broken into the top 10 without soaring all the way to the summit.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The 30-year-old entertainer, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, learned on Friday that prosecutors intend to try him for a second time on the charges.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of entertainer
Noun
  • That's not a copilot drafting entries for a human to approve.
    — Gregg Mojica, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Pilots, copilots and flight engineers earn a median pay of $226,600.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of copilot
Noun
  • Naturally, growing up around music and holding onto my love of it, becoming a singer and performer came naturally.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Almost every great performer is at some point in their life delusional.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of performer
Noun
  • Ted Williams lost nearly five full seasons of his magnificent career while serving as a Marine aviator during World War II and Korea.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Theories and debates Earhart's sudden disappearance immediately spurred a wide range of theories that sought to explain what happened to the world-famous aviator.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 12 Aug. 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
  • The latest entry to cross the pond is unlikely to reap similar success despite the presence of Claire Foy and Andrew Garfield in leading roles and a supporting cast featuring some of England’s finest thespians.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Here’s why that’s unlikely to happen, and a ranking of the thespians most likely to land more than one Oscar nod.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of thespian

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“Barnstormer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barnstormer. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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