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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Recent Examples of aviator Holmes accessorized with her sepia tinted aviators and a black beanie à la Timothée Chalamet à la Bob Dylan. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024 From cropped to baggy, barn to aviator and beyond, there were plenty of leather jackets on the runways belonging to Aknvas, Campillo, and Brandon Maxwell during this past New York Fashion Week. Marissa Muller, WWD, 8 Dec. 2024 Prosecutors were tasked with convincing a jury that the defendant had kidnapped and killed the young son of star aviator Charles Lindbergh. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 Wilmore also retired from the Navy as a captain, recording over 8,000 flight hours as a naval aviator. Alex Sundby, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for aviator 

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“Aviator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aviator. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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