aviateur

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French aviateur, equivalent to avi- +‎ -ateur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌaː.vi.aːˈtøːr/

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• Hyphenation: avi‧a‧teur
• Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

aviateur m (plural aviateurs, diminutive aviateurtje n)

1. (chiefly historical) aviator

Synonyms

• piloot
• vliegenier
• vlieger

French

Etymology

Back-formation of aviation +‎ -eur

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.vja.tœʁ/

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• Rhymes: -œʁ

Noun

aviateur m (plural aviateurs, feminine aviatrice)

1. aviator (male) (male pilot, airman)

   L’aviateur a réussi à quitter son avion juste avant le crash.

   The aviator managed to abandon his plane just before the crash.

Descendants

• → Dutch: aviateur
• → Portuguese: aviador
• → Spanish: aviador

Further reading

• “aviateur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.