Meanings
nounballoonist (plural balloonists)
plural balloonists
- A person who flies in balloons, especially in hot-air balloons.
Like surfers trying to catch a wave, balloonists try to ride jet streams.
1999 March 23, Nadya Labi, “Around the World in a Balloon in 20 Days”, in TIME, archived from the original on 30 Jan 2021, retrieved 04 Apr 20201 more example
But his greatest achievement, the balloonist said, was a flight he made in Australia in November 1984, using the prototype of the balloon in which he intends to circle the world.
1986 November 18, Malcolm W. Browne, “BALLOONIST HAS HIGH HOPES BUT NO ILLUSIONS”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 May 2022
Origin
Translations
Dutch ballonvaarder
- ballonvaardera person who flies in a (hot-air) balloon, balloons
French ballonniste
- ballonnistea person who flies in a (hot-air) balloon, balloons
German Ballonfahrer, Ballonfahrerin
- Ballonfahrera person who flies in a (hot-air) balloon, balloons
- Ballonfahrerina person who flies in a (hot-air) balloon, balloons
- Ballonfliegera person who flies in a (hot-air) balloon, balloons
- Ballonfliegerina person who flies in a (hot-air) balloon, balloons
Polish baloniarz
- baloniarza person who flies in a (hot-air) balloon, balloons
Cite this entry
APA
balloonist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balloonist
MLA
“balloonist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balloonist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “balloonist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balloonist.
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