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flight attendant

noun

Definition of flight attendant

: a person who attends passengers on an airplane

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Swinney, however, said the flight attendant never attempted to clean up the mess and did not reassign their seats, according to the lawsuit. Virginia Bridges, chicagotribune.com, "Vomit on the plane? NC mom, daughter sue Frontier Airlines for $55 million," 20 Aug. 2019 After the plane landed, the flight attendants deployed the emergency slides and the passengers evacuated the jet. Alex Davies, WIRED, "How to Land a Busted Airliner in a Russian Cornfield," 16 Aug. 2019 Once wheels are up, responsibility falls to the flight attendants to monitor for any trouble. Louis Cheslaw, Condé Nast Traveler, "What Happens When a Law Is Broken on a Plane," 8 July 2019 March was a flight attendant on an Aug. 2 United Express flight that was being operated by Air Wisconsin, according to ABC News. Helen Murphy, PEOPLE.com, "United Flight Attendant Fired After Being Charged with Criminal Public Intoxication on Plane," 9 Aug. 2019 Elliott Hester, who has been a flight attendant for more than three decades, explores what happens when people don’t use headphones on a flight. Los Angeles Times, "Escapes: Shed the travel blinders and find the unexpected U.S.," 8 Aug. 2019 But Ferguson said the systems in place to coordinate thousands of pilots, flight attendants and planes are inefficient. Dallas News, "American Airlines was just as much to blame for delays as mechanics and weather, pilots union says," 22 July 2019 In the show, a Bares Air (get it?) flight captain (Park, formerly of Broadway’s Mean Girls) and flight attendant Nathan Lee Graham guided a pair of gay couples on an intercontinental adventure. Keith Caulfield, Billboard, "'Broadway Bares' Raises a Record $2 Million With 'Freeing, Satisfying & Thrilling' 2019 Burlesque Benefit," 19 June 2019 An emotional-support dog bit an American Airlines flight attendant Monday, resulting in an injury that required five stitches. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "American Airlines flight attendant had to get stitches after an emotional-support animal bit him," 24 July 2019

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First Known Use of flight attendant

1947, in the meaning defined above

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flight attendant

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English Language Learners Definition of flight attendant

: a person whose job is to help passengers who are traveling in an airplane

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