aviator

noun

avi·a·tor ˈā-vē-ˌā-tər

ˈa-

plural aviators

Synonyms of aviator next

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

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

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

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The three aviators from the helicopter who were identified by the Army: The plane carried talented and ambitious young skaters from around the country. —

Julie Bosman, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2025 Related article Exclusive: NTSB fought to retain employees after Trump’s federal worker resignation offer Those who were killed included three Army aviators in the Black Hawk: Capt. Rebecca Lobach, 28, who was identified Saturday; Staff Sgt. —

Kaanita Iyer, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025 The Black aviators included 450 pilots who trained at Moton Field in Alabama and their success led President Harry Truman to sign an Executive Order to desegregate the nation's armed forces in July 1948. —

Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025 As for the air tankers' operations over smoldering hillsides, the most immediate danger would seem to be to the aviators. —

Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for aviator