flight attendant

noun

: a person who attends passengers on an airplane

Examples of flight attendant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
According to the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Mexican authorities identified the suspect as a 31-year-old Mexican national named Mario, who assaulted a flight attendant and attempted to access the cockpit in an effort to redirect the flight to the United States. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024 At some point after the flight took off this morning from León traveling to Tijuana, the Mexican man -- identified by authorities only as Mario N -- attacked a flight attendant and tried to storm the cockpit. Conor Finnegan, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024 Two Delta flight attendants failed a breathalyzer before an international flight from Amsterdam to New York’s JFK International Airport. David Matthews, New York Daily News, 2 Dec. 2024 The flight was not sold out, and she was discovered when a flight attendant became concerned that the woman was making frequent and lengthy visits to various lavatories aboard the Boeing 767-400ER, according to a source familiar with the incident. Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2024 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

Dictionary Entries Near flight attendant

Cite this Entry

“Flight attendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20attendant. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

flight attendant

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

More from Merriam-Webster on flight attendant

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!