aviator

[ ey-vee-ey-ter, av-ee- ]

noun

1. a pilot of an airplane or other heavier-than-air aircraft.
2. aviators, aviator glasses ( def ).

aviator

/ ˈeɪvɪˌeɪtə /

noun

1. old-fashioned.
   the pilot of an aeroplane or airship; flyer

Derived Forms

• ˈaviˌatrix, noun:feminine

Word History and Origins

Origin of aviator¹

1885–90; < French aviateur. See aviation ( def ), -eur ( def )

Example Sentences

Romeo, who is still at sea and unavailable for comment, has been obsessed with Earhart since childhood, and finding the aviator’s aircraft would have been the culmination of a dream set into motion after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times

A talented aviator, daredevil and dashing superstar, she was attempting to circumnavigate the globe and encourage “other women toward greater independence of thought and action.”

From Los Angeles Times

Fronting a version of the band once known as the Electric Light Orchestra on Saturday night at Inglewood’s Kia Forum, 76-year-old Jeff Lynne looked — and pretty much sounded — like he has for the last half-century: dark pants and jacket, fuzzy hair and beard, eyes hidden behind a pair of aviator shades as he sang his finely sculpted melodies in a still-winsome voice.

From Los Angeles Times

He was an experienced aviator, and after writing the book, returned to Europe on a reconnaissance mission for the Free French air force fighting Nazi Germany.

From BBC

They’ve been working on an AI co-pilot that could save a real life aviator in a dogfight, and will find its way into sophisticated warfighting simulators.

From BBC

Related Words

• flier
• navigator
• pilot