Meanings
nounairman (plural airmen)
plural airmen
- A person employed in one of several aviation-adjacent professions other than flight crew, such as a mechanic or air traffic controller.
- A member of an air force.
- A person of a rank in the U.S. Air Force above airman basic and below airman first class.
- A naval seaman, especially one in the U.S. Navy, who works on and/or handles aircraft.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
- Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
- Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
- Latināēr
- Old Frenchair
- Middle Englishaire
- Englishair
- Proto-Indo-European*mon-
- Proto-Germanic*mann-
- Proto-West Germanic*mann
- Old Englishmann
- Middle Englishman
- Englishairman
Translations
Arabic طَيَّار
- طَيَّار (ṭayyār)pilot
Chinese Mandarin 飛行員 /飞行员, 航空兵
- 飛行員 /飞行员 (fēixíngyuán)pilot
- 航空兵 (hángkōngbīng)member of air force
Finnish lentäjä, pilotti
- lentäjäpilot
- pilottipilot
- ilmavoimalainenmember of air force
- lentosotamiesrank in air force
French aviateur
- aviateurrank in air force
Greek πιλότος, πλοηγός
- πιλότος (pilótos)pilot
- πλοηγός (ploïgós)pilot
- αεροπόρος (aeropóros)member of air force
- αεροπόρος (aeropóros)rank in air force
Polish lotnik
- lotnikpilot
Portuguese aviador
- aviadorpilot
Romanian aviator, aviatoare
- aviatorpilot
- aviatoarepilot
Russian лётчик, пило́т
- лётчик (ljótčik)pilot
- пило́т (pilót)pilot
Spanish aviador, aviadora
- aviadorpilot
- aviadorapilot
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
airman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airman
MLA
“airman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airman. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “airman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airman.
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