as in pilot
one who flies or is qualified to fly an aircraft or spacecraft
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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For now, his status among famous aviators remains liable to change, and impossible to control.
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Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
Perhaps a nod to his around-the-world presence, Al Turki’s Cartier Santos features a golden airplane as a micro-rotor between 8 and 9 o’clock, which is a tribute Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos Dumont for whom Louis Cartier famously made the Santos model at the turn of the 20th century.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
President Trump celebrated and honored the Tuskegee Airmen during his first term, promoting legendary aviator Charles McGee to Brigadier General and pinning his stars in the Oval Office.
—Shamim Chowdhury, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Ray-Ban aviators, gold jewelry and a navy watch topped off her look.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
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Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
Perhaps a nod to his around-the-world presence, Al Turki’s Cartier Santos features a golden airplane as a micro-rotor between 8 and 9 o’clock, which is a tribute Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos Dumont for whom Louis Cartier famously made the Santos model at the turn of the 20th century.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
President Trump celebrated and honored the Tuskegee Airmen during his first term, promoting legendary aviator Charles McGee to Brigadier General and pinning his stars in the Oval Office.
—Shamim Chowdhury, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Ray-Ban aviators, gold jewelry and a navy watch topped off her look.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Aviator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aviator. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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