aviator

English

Etymology

From French aviateur

Noun

Wikipedia aviator (plural aviators)

1. An aircraft pilot. The use of the word may imply claims of superior airmanship, as in navy aviator vs. air force pilot.
2. (obsolete) An experimenter in aviation.
3. (obsolete) A flying machine.

Synonyms

• flier, flyer
• aviatrix (specifically female)

Translations

aircraft pilot

• Chechen: кеманхо, пилот
• Finnish: lentäjä (fi), pilotti (fi)
• French: aviateur (fr) m, aviatrice (fr) f

• Irish: eitleoir (ga) m
• Portuguese: aviador (pt) m, aviadora (pt) f, aviatriz (pt) f
• Spanish: aviador (es) m, aviadora (es) f