AERONAUT

aviator, aeronaut, airman, flier, flyer

(noun) someone who operates an aircraft

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

aeronaut (plural aeronauts)

One who glides through the air in an airship or balloon

balloonist

Source: Wiktionary


A"ër*o*naut, n. Etym: [F. aéronaute, fr. Gr. Nautical.]

Definition: An aërial navigator; a balloonist.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 April 2025

BRIGHT

(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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