noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An aircraft pilot, especially a military pilot. The use of the word may imply claims of superior airmanship, as in navy aviator vs. air force pilot.

   "Ruth Elder was known for her beauty and acting, but her real dream was to become the female version of transatlantic aviator Charles Lindbergh."

2. 2
   someone who operates an aircraft wordnet
3. 3
   An experimenter in aviation. obsolete
4. 4
   A flying machine. obsolete

Synonyms

All synonyms

flierflyerairmanaeronautastronautaviatress

Example

More examples

"He tells everyone his dad is an aviator."

Etymology

Borrowed from French aviateur.

Related phrases

aviator glassesaviator shadesaviator sunglassesairplane flierpilot nameplane flyerplane pilotprofessional flier

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.