aviator

noun

avi·a·tor ˈā-vē-ˌā-tər

ˈa-

plural aviators

Synonyms of aviator next

: the operator or pilot of an aircraft and especially an airplane

aviators plural : aviator glasses

The heat had begun to settle in, and as she hit the sidewalk, she slipped on her new sunglasses, a trendy pair of aviators.—

Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Examples of aviator in a Sentence

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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Lockheed Martin, a U.S. defense contractor and manufacturer, claimed that the Lightning II's stealth performance enables aviators to evade detection and operate in anti-access and contested environments, which attempt to prevent and limit them from entering and operating in the area. —

Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024 The world-famous aviator, through the America First Committee, professedly opposed U.S. involvement as a fool’s errand that would foster dictatorship at home. —

Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024 There are seven key styles in the campaign — the trench, Harrington, quilt, puffer, parka, aviator and duffle. —

Samantha Conti, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024 An artsy crowd ate and sipped Modelos as the theater filled up, with the poet Anne Waldman looking on from stage left, Lynne Tillman perching on a low settee, and Padma Lakshmi in oversize aviators in a spot by the door. —

Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for aviator