flight attendant

noun

: a person who attends passengers on an airplane

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Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, which represents 55,000 flight attendants at 20 airlines, did not mince words. Karla Cripps, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025 Listen to this article A New Jersey man flying from Miami to Newark has been arrested for threatening flight attendants with violence, harassing other passengers and yelling racist slurs while banging on the cockpit door and demanding to see the pilot, federal prosecutors announced Monday. Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025 The flight attendant called the cockpit, and the pilot announced that the flight would be returning to the gate because of an administrative issue. Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2025 TikTok Users React TikTok users were quick to praise the flight attendant's comedic approach in the comments section, with many appreciating his light-hearted way of easing travel tensions. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 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 19 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

flight attendant

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

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