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airman
CIDE DICTIONARY
airman, n.
- A man who ascends or flies in an aircraft; an aviator; an airplane pilot. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- an enlisted man in the air force; there are several grades. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
airman, n. (pl. -men)
1 a pilot or member of the crew of an aircraft, esp. in an air force.
2 a member of the RAF below commissioned rank.
1 a pilot or member of the crew of an aircraft, esp. in an air force.
2 a member of the RAF below commissioned rank.
THESAURUS
airman
aeronaut, aeroplaner, aeroplanist, air pilot, airplanist, astronaut, aviator, barnstormer, birdman, captain, cloud seeder, commercial pilot, copilot, crop-duster, flier, instructor, jet jockey, licensed pilot, pilot, rainmaker, stunt flier, stunt man, test pilot, wingmanROGET THESAURUS
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Mariner
N sailor, mariner, navigator, seaman, seafarer, seafaring man, dock walloper, tar, jack tar, salt, able seaman, A, B, man-of-war's man, bluejacket, galiongee, galionji, marine, jolly, midshipman, middy, skipper, shipman, boatman, ferryman, waterman, lighterman, bargeman, longshoreman, bargee, gondolier, oar, oarsman, rower, boatswain, cockswain, coxswain, steersman, pilot, crew, aerial navigator, aeronaut, balloonist, Icarus, aeroplanist, airman, aviator, birdman, man-bird, wizard of the air, aviatrix, flier, pilot, test pilot, glider pilot, bush pilot, navigator, flight attendant, steward, stewardess, crew, astronaut, cosmonaut, parachutist, paratrooper.For further exploring for "airman" in Webster Dictionary Online