flight attendant

noun

1. an airline employee who serves meals, attends to passengers' comfort, etc., during a flight.

flight attendant

noun

1. a person who attends to the needs of passengers on a commercial flight

Word History and Origins

Origin of flight attendant¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

The only real interaction with those outside the program is with security, the pilot and flight attendants.

From Washington Post

At least two in 2020 involved passengers who allegedly assaulted flight attendants and also refused to wear masks.

From Washington Post

As the man returned from the lavatory with a mask dangling from one ear, a flight attendant asked him to put it on properly.

From Washington Post

The TWU local for flight attendants didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

From Fortune

They also want to study people who’ve experienced other conditions similar in some way to spaceflight, such as radiotherapy patients, pilots, and flight attendants.

From MIT Technology Review

We remember that time a flight attendant told us at a barbecue that if the bell tones four times, things are serious.

From The Daily Beast

When that proved an inefficient tactic, he punched a flight attendant.

From The Daily Beast

Alessandra Pacchieri was heavily pregnant when she traveled to London for a flight attendant training course.

From The Daily Beast

She was 17 and dressed as a flight attendant—think cheap polyester and way too little fabric.

From The Daily Beast

We were huge fans of Strangers With Candy, but the character was written to be a little more flight attendant and superficial.

From The Daily Beast

A few days before Christmas, an airline flight attendant spotted a passenger lighting a match.

From Project Gutenberg

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