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 The average career flight time of Army aviators in 2023 was 300 hours lower than in 2013. Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 4 Feb. 2025 The Shearling Aviator Jacket With a Printed Pump Take flight in Dunst’s under $500 shearling aviator jacket this winter for supreme style. Laura Jackson, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025 Both aviators died in that incident, according to the Navy Times. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025 Cara Delevingne Cara Delevingne also wore a black aviator jacket, instead pairing it with a white scoop-neck top, wide-leg dark wash jeans and black loafers. Hannah Malach, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025 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 15 Mar. 2025.

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