aviator

noun

avi·​a·​tor ˈā-vē-ˌā-tər  ˈa- 

plural aviators

1

: the operator or pilot of an aircraft and especially an airplane

2

aviators plural : aviator glasses

The heat had begun to settle in, and as she hit the sidewalk, she slipped on her new sunglasses, a trendy pair of aviators.

—Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Synonyms of aviator

• pilot

Examples of aviator in a Sentence

the solo flight from New York to Paris by the aviator Charles Lindbergh captured the imagination of people around the world

Recent Examples on the Web

In such a situation, Stafford was to disconnect the umbilical that linked his junior astronaut to the spacecraft, seal the hatch, and come home alone, leaving Cernan, a 32-year-old Naval aviator, to become nothing more than a lifeless satellite of the Earth. —Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Nov. 2025

One of my daily favorites this season has been Banana Republic’s aviator jacket. —Minty Mellon, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2025

The San Diego native was a Navy pilot, receiving his aviator wings in December 1975. —Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025

The government responded by establishing a new facility in California and selecting the site under a committee chaired by aviator Charles Lindbergh. —Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing aviator

• aviator glasses
• aviator sunglasses

Rhymes for aviator

• activator
• actuator
• agitator
• alligator
• allocator
• alternator
• animator
• annotator
• applicator
• arbitrator
• aspirator
• calculator

Kids Definition

aviator

noun

avi·​a·​tor ˈā-vē-ˌāt-ər  ˈav-ē- 

: pilot entry 1 sense 3