plural airmen
1
: a civilian or military pilot, aviator, or aviation technician
2
: an enlisted person in the air force: such as
a
: an enlisted person of one of the four ranks below sergeant
b
: an enlisted person ranking above an airman basic and below an airman first class
Examples of airman in a Sentence
her father was an airman who was shot down in Vietnam
Recent Examples on the Web
An article on Page 32 this weekend about Ahmad Al-Halabi, an Air Force airman wrongly accused of espionage, refers imprecisely to Al-Halabi’s plea.
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New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Before joining the National Guard, Puello-Mota served in the active-duty Air Force, also as a security forces airman, according to a press release from the Air Force regarding the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing's 2015 deployment to Afghanistan.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 6 Apr. 2024
The pictures of the missing airmen posted in their work areas served as a strong reminder of the human element of their purpose.
—Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) ordered the entire Osprey fleet grounded more than three months ago, following the fatal Nov. 29 crash of an Air Force CV-22 Osprey off the coast of Japan that killed eight Special Operations airmen.
—Laura Strickler, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
The same desperation was felt by Aaron Bushnell, a young active-duty U.S. airman.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
His father was a Tuskegee airman, and both his mother and father graduated from the University of Chicago law school.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024
Viewers of the series will learn what life was like for the American airmen who flew the terrifying bombing missions over Germany that slowly but surely crippled the German war machine.
—Eric Hogan, National Review, 24 Feb. 2024
As much as the airframe loss hurts, the loss of 15 experienced airmen might hurt worse.
—David Axe, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Before joining the National Guard, Puello-Mota served in the active-duty Air Force, also as a security forces airman, according to a press release from the Air Force regarding the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing's 2015 deployment to Afghanistan.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 6 Apr. 2024
The pictures of the missing airmen posted in their work areas served as a strong reminder of the human element of their purpose.
—Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) ordered the entire Osprey fleet grounded more than three months ago, following the fatal Nov. 29 crash of an Air Force CV-22 Osprey off the coast of Japan that killed eight Special Operations airmen.
—Laura Strickler, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
The same desperation was felt by Aaron Bushnell, a young active-duty U.S. airman.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
His father was a Tuskegee airman, and both his mother and father graduated from the University of Chicago law school.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024
Viewers of the series will learn what life was like for the American airmen who flew the terrifying bombing missions over Germany that slowly but surely crippled the German war machine.
—Eric Hogan, National Review, 24 Feb. 2024
As much as the airframe loss hurts, the loss of 15 experienced airmen might hurt worse.
—David Axe, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
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“Airman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airman. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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airman
noun
air·man
-mən 
2
a
: an enlisted person in the air force
b
: an enlisted person in the air force with a rank below that of sergeant
especially
: one with the rank just below that of airman first class
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