as in pilot
one who flies or is qualified to fly an aircraft or spacecraft
her father was an airman who was shot down in Vietnam
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Recent Examples of airman
Twenty-five thousand law enforcement officials, including 4,000 officers from around the country and 7,800 National Guard members and airmen from Washington, D.C., along with 40 other states and territories, are expected to arrive in the district on Saturday and Sunday.
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Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 18 Jan. 2025
More than 200 soldiers and airmen from the Connecticut National Guard were deployed Wednesday and are expected to remain on active duty until Jan. 23.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
Bodies of sailors, soldiers and airmen were thrown into the water, some burned beyond recognition, others left floating in the oily sea.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
The service currently grants waivers for airmen and guardians who grow beard for religious reasons, including Sikh, Jewish, Muslim and Norse Heathen people.
—Marni Rose McFall, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 18 Jan. 2025
More than 200 soldiers and airmen from the Connecticut National Guard were deployed Wednesday and are expected to remain on active duty until Jan. 23.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
Bodies of sailors, soldiers and airmen were thrown into the water, some burned beyond recognition, others left floating in the oily sea.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
The service currently grants waivers for airmen and guardians who grow beard for religious reasons, including Sikh, Jewish, Muslim and Norse Heathen people.
—Marni Rose McFall, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Airman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airman. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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