aviator, aeronaut, airman, flier, flyer
(noun) someone who operates an aircraft
Source: WordNet® 3.1
aviator
An aircraft pilot. The use of the word may imply claims of superior airmanship, as in navy aviator vs. air force pilot.
(obsolete) An experimenter in aviation.
(obsolete) A flying machine.
• flier, flyer
• aviatrix (specifically female)
Source: Wiktionary
A"vi*a`tor, n. (a) An experimenter in aviation. (b) A flying machine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 February 2025
(noun) some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; “the restoration looked exactly like the original”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
