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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Prosecutors were tasked with convincing a jury that the defendant had kidnapped and killed the young son of star aviator Charles Lindbergh. —

Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 Wilmore also retired from the Navy as a captain, recording over 8,000 flight hours as a naval aviator. —

Alex Sundby, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024 The magazine's first Person of the Year was aviator Charles Lindbergh following his historic solo flight across the Atlantic. —

Monica Sager, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024 For example, the company’s Tangle-Free sunglass line was developed in direct response to requests for a more streamlined, classic aviator frame style that wouldn't get caught in hair. —

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