"airman" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛə.mən/ [UK], /ˈɛɹ.mən/ [US] Audio: En-uk-airman.ogg [UK] Forms: airmen [plural]
Etymology: air + -man Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|air|man}} air + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|airmen}} airman (plural airmen)
  1. A pilot of an aircraft. Translations (pilot): طَيَّار (ṭayyār) [masculine] (Arabic), 飛行員 (Chinese Mandarin), 飞行员 (fēixíngyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), lentäjä (Finnish), pilotti (Finnish), πιλότος (pilótos) (Greek), πλοηγός (ploïgós) (Greek), ұшқыш (ūşqyş) (Kazakh), lotnik [masculine] (Polish), aviador [masculine] (Portuguese), aviator [masculine] (Romanian), aviatoare [feminine] (Romanian), лётчик (ljótčik) [masculine] (Russian), пило́т (pilót) [masculine] (Russian), aviador [masculine] (Spanish), aviadora [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-airman-en-noun-jHYTU34K Disambiguation of 'pilot': 100 0 0 0 0
  2. A person employed in one of several aviation-adjacent professions other than flight crew, such as a mechanic or air traffic controller. Categories (topical): Aviation, Military ranks, Occupations
    Sense id: en-airman-en-noun-Svmrj9cZ Disambiguation of Aviation: 6 43 5 18 27 Disambiguation of Military ranks: 1 20 15 32 32 Disambiguation of Occupations: 3 35 2 23 37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -man Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 35 1 40 24 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 0 37 1 38 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 0 46 1 33 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 1 32 2 35 29
  3. A member of an air force. Categories (topical): Military ranks Translations (member of air force): 航空兵 (hángkōngbīng) (Chinese Mandarin), ilmavoimalainen [rare] (Finnish), αεροπόρος (aeropóros) (Greek) Translations (rank in air force): lentosotamies (Finnish), αεροπόρος (aeropóros) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-airman-en-noun-GaFZq7vx Disambiguation of Military ranks: 1 20 15 32 32 Disambiguation of 'member of air force': 0 3 71 20 5 Disambiguation of 'rank in air force': 0 4 65 24 6
  4. A person of a rank in the U.S. Air Force above airman basic and below airman first class. Categories (topical): Military ranks, Occupations
    Sense id: en-airman-en-noun-fuKTX773 Disambiguation of Military ranks: 1 20 15 32 32 Disambiguation of Occupations: 3 35 2 23 37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -man Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 35 1 40 24 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 0 37 1 38 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 1 32 2 35 29
  5. A naval seaman, especially one in the U.S. Navy, who works on and/or handles aircraft. Categories (topical): Military ranks, Occupations, People
    Sense id: en-airman-en-noun-4Ugn5cqY Disambiguation of Military ranks: 1 20 15 32 32 Disambiguation of Occupations: 3 35 2 23 37 Disambiguation of People: 0 26 0 22 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -man Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 35 1 40 24 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 0 37 1 38 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 1 32 2 35 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: airman first class, airmanship, Tuskegee airman Related terms: airwoman

Inflected forms

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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pilót",
      "sense": "pilot",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пило́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "pilot",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aviador"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "pilot",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aviadora"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hángkōngbīng",
      "sense": "member of air force",
      "word": "航空兵"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "member of air force",
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "ilmavoimalainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aeropóros",
      "sense": "member of air force",
      "word": "αεροπόρος"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "rank in air force",
      "word": "lentosotamies"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aeropóros",
      "sense": "rank in air force",
      "word": "αεροπόρος"
    }
  ],
  "word": "airman"
}

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