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airman

noun
air·​man | \ ˈer-mÉ™n How to pronounce airman (audio) \
plural airmen

Definition of airman

1 : a civilian or military pilot, aviator, or aviation technician
2 : an enlisted person in the air force: such as
a : an enlisted person of one of the four ranks below sergeant
b : an enlisted person ranking above an airman basic and below an airman first class

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Synonyms for airman

Synonyms

aviator, birdman, flier (also flyer), pilot

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Examples of airman in a Sentence

her father was an airman who was shot down in Vietnam

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On a different occasion, airmen found a fresh bullet hole in another Black Hawk that had been flying with McCain's in a formation, Wright added. Dan Lamothe, Anchorage Daily News, "How a McCain came home from war to mourn his famous father," 23 Aug. 2019 An airman quoted in the UPI article says that a toilet seat cover requisition can take up to a year to fill. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The USAF's First Certified 3D-Printed Part Is a Toilet Seat Cover," 21 Aug. 2019 Marine archaeologists eventually found the remains of the P-38 the airman was flying. Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Early Sketches From ‘The Little Prince’ Found in Swiss Collection," 20 Aug. 2019 The Massachusetts National Guard does not track the gender identity of its 8,300 soldiers and airmen, Turco’s office added. Sarah Wu, BostonGlobe.com, "Baker administration affirms support for transgender members of National Guard," 18 July 2019 Friend worked to keep the memory of the Tuskegee airmen alive until the end. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "Robert Friend, Tuskegee Airman Who Flew in 142 Combat Missions, Dies at 99," 26 June 2019 The airmen at CSpOC currently have to make do with something more like a series of snapshots than a live feed. The Economist, "Attacking satellites is increasingly attractive—and dangerous," 18 July 2019 In November of that year, an airman who had been court-martialed for assaulting his wife and stepson killed 26 people and wounded 22 others in a Texas church. The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "Shanahan withdraws, addresses violent incidents," 18 June 2019 Seventy-five years ago, hundreds of thousands of young soldiers, sailors and airmen left these shores in the cause of freedom. Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Queen Elizabeth References Her Father, King George VI’s, D-Day Broadcast in a Moving Speech Today," 5 June 2019

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First Known Use of airman

1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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airman

noun

English Language Learners Definition of airman

: a member of the air force with a rank below that of sergeant

airman

noun
air·​man | \ ˈer-mÉ™n How to pronounce airman (audio) \
plural airmen\ -​mÉ™n \

Kids Definition of airman

1 : an enlisted person in the air force in one of the ranks below sergeant

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