Synonyms of the word

aviator

• n. An aircraft pilot. The use of the word may imply claims of superior airmanship, as in navy aviator vs…
• n. (obsolete) An experimenter in aviation.
• n. (obsolete) A flying machine.

aeronaut

• n. One who glides through the air in an airship or balloon.
• n. balloonist.

airman

• n. A pilot of an aircraft.
• n. A member of an air force.
• n. A person of a rank in the U.S. Air Force above Airman Basic and below Airman First Class.

flier

• n. Alternative form of flyer (more common in US, except in the sense of "leaflet").
• v. Alternative form of flyer.

flyer

• n. A machine that flies.
• n. Someone who pilots or rides in an airplane.
• n. A leaflet, often for advertising.
• n. The part of a spinning machine that twists the thread as it takes it to and winds it on the bobbin.
• n. (architecture) An arch that connects a flying buttress into the structure it supports.
• n. (acrobatics, cheerleading) The person who is lifted and/or thrown by another person or persons.
• n. (firearms) A stray shot away from the group on a target.
• n. A standard rectangular step of a staircase (as opposed to a winder).
• n. A female kangaroo; a roo; a doe; a jill.
• n. A leap or jump.
• n. A risky investment or other venture.
• v. (intransitive) To distribute flyers (leaflets).
• v. (transitive) To distribute flyers in (a location) or to (recipients).