"flyboy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-flyboy.ogg Forms: flyboys [plural]
Etymology: From fly + boy. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fly|boy}} fly + boy Head templates: {{en-noun}} flyboy (plural flyboys)
  1. (aviation, slang) An aircraft pilot, especially of a military combat aircraft. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Aviation, People Translations (aircraft pilot, especially of a military combat aircraft): chevalier du ciel [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-flyboy-en-noun-0e1Bfh9g Disambiguation of People: 94 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 80 20 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'aircraft pilot, especially of a military combat aircraft': 99 1
  2. (printing, historical, slang) A man employed to clear the printed copies from the printing press. Tags: historical, slang Categories (topical): Printing
    Sense id: en-flyboy-en-noun-iOmeeDyK Topics: media, printing, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fly-boy

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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