flight attendant

noun

: a person who attends passengers on an airplane

Examples of flight attendant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Another move that annoys airline workers: abusing the flight attendant call button. Natalie B. Compton, Washington Post, 21 June 2024 The speaker, who once worked as a flight attendant, offered a more cryptic airplane analogy about the budget Thursday. Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 20 June 2024 Two flight attendants became ill on an Alaska Airlines flight Monday night. Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024 The senators — 31 Democrats and independent Bernie Sanders of Vermont — joined House Democrats by weighing in while flight attendants at American Airlines and United Airlines are trying to gain more leverage at the bargaining table. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for flight attendant 

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Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flight attendant was in 1947

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“Flight attendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20attendant. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

flight attendant

noun
: a person who provides service to passengers on an airplane

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