flight attendant

noun

: a person who attends passengers on an airplane

Examples of flight attendant in a Sentence

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His realistic visions led him to cause a scene, and made flight attendants kick him and several other passengers off the plane for unruly behavior. Angel Saunders, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025 On Wednesday, United flight attendants demonstrated at 19 airports around the world, from Guam to London. Ted Reed, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 The agency added that there were 76 customers, two pilots, and two flight attendants on board the flight at the time of the faulty landing. Stepheny Price, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025 Many others noticed how the flight attendant even watered down the apple juice (meaning less sugar for the toddler) and wiped the bottle for the little one. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flight attendant

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flight attendant was in 1947

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“Flight attendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20attendant. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.

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flight attendant

noun
: a person who provides service to passengers on an airplane

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