aviator
pronunciation
How to pronounce aviator in British English:
UK [ˈeɪvieɪtə(r)]
How to pronounce aviator in American English:
US [ˈeɪvieɪtər]
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- Noun:
- someone who operates an aircraft
Word Origin
- aviator (n.)
- "aircraft pilot," 1887, from French aviateur, from Latin avis (see aviary) + -ateur. Also used c. 1891 in a sense of "aircraft." Feminine form aviatrix is from 1927; earlier aviatrice (1910), aviatress (1911).
Example
- 1. Sunglasses : I love a classic aviator style .
- 2. Recommend inclusion of this manual in the aviator 's survival vest .
- 3. Snakes are turning up on shelves and advertisements adorned with bow ties , aviator goggles or bambi-style eyelashes .
- 4. Compare that with acquiring , say , burberry , maker of aviator jackets and subject of perennial takeover rumours .
- 5. Despite his fondness for the work of the french aviator and writer gagarin 's preferences were characteristic and sadly prescient .