as in pilot
one who flies or is qualified to fly an aircraft or spacecraft
the solo flight from New York to Paris by the aviator Charles Lindbergh captured the imagination of people around the world
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Recent Examples of aviator
The wraparound aviator style is yellow-tinted, larger than life, and vintage-inspired at its core.
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Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
21 June 2026
The International Aeronautical Federation in France presented it to her almost two years before fellow aviator Amelia Earhart.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Another option is to simply opt for a pair of aviators that match your own.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Axiom Space’s Director of Human Spaceflight and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is the mission commander with aviator John Shoffner as pilot and two mission specialist seats paid for by the Saudi Space Commission, Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
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Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
21 June 2026
The International Aeronautical Federation in France presented it to her almost two years before fellow aviator Amelia Earhart.
—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Another option is to simply opt for a pair of aviators that match your own.
—
Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Axiom Space’s Director of Human Spaceflight and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is the mission commander with aviator John Shoffner as pilot and two mission specialist seats paid for by the Saudi Space Commission, Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni.
—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aviator
pilot
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The search for the opening song stretched into the final weeks before filming, with Kittrell, Dries and pilot director Jason Moore trading ideas over text.
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The controversy only exploded the very next week when it was revealed the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) re-implemented a pilot program that bumped every girl who finished behind the trans athlete up by one spot on the podium.
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“Aviator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aviator. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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