flyboy

noun

fly·​boy ˈflī-ˌbȯi How to pronounce flyboy (audio)
: a member of the air force
especially : an aircraft pilot

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The charismatic flyboy of the sequel trilogy is a true rebel, even questioning commands from his boss, and a top-notch choice for attacking an oversized space station. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024 Butler has the look of an actor who would be cast as a cocky flyboy in a 1940s movie, but Cleven is too smooth to give him much to play, especially after his love interest — Isabel May’s Marge — is introduced in the premiere and then never seen again. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 There’s also Lewis Pullman, the Top Gun: Maverick supporting flyboy that shows up here as Lieutenant Thomas Keefer, Maryk’s best friend and the possible real inciter of rebellion here. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2023 Or that those are all hallucinatory images coming from the last synaptic firings of a past-his-prime flyboy getting smeared across the horizon alongside the pieces of his jet? Vulture, 29 May 2022 See all Example Sentences for flyboy 

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flyboy was in 1937

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“Flyboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flyboy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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