airman

[ air-muhn ]

noun

, plural air·men.

1. an aviator.
2. U.S. Air Force. an enlisted person of one of the three lowest ranks airmanbasic, airman, airmanfirstclass. : Amn
3. a member of a military aircrew.
4. (in other countries) an enlisted person in the air force.

airman

/ ˈɛəmən /

noun

1. an aviator, esp a man who serves in his country's air force

Derived Forms

• ˈairˌwoman, noun:feminine

Word History and Origins

Origin of airman¹

1870–75, for an earlier sense; air ¹ + -man, on the model of seaman

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, prosecutors argued for a longer prison term, saying that the airman had "perpetrated one of the most significant and consequential violations of the Espionage Act in American history".

From BBC

Jacob Woods, an army cadet from Enniskillen, did not realise so many airmen who served in Northern Ireland came from Canada.

From BBC

Chantemekki Fortson, the senior airman's mother, said at a news conference after the charges were announced on Friday that she hopes "this brings about change and it teaches others that you can’t just kill people".

From BBC

The four spartan buildings, once barracks for airmen, were in disrepair, and three were vacant.

From Los Angeles Times

Both her brother, Pierre, and her father - who was also in the Resistance - were eventually betrayed by a Frenchman they had relied on to help make fake passports for Allied airmen stuck behind enemy lines.

From BBC