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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POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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