Synonyms for aeronaut
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon.
Forms
- Plural
- aeronauts → aviators, flyers, fliers, airmen…
Example sentences
- flyer Who's the more experienced flyer: A fly or a pilot?
- aviator He tells everyone his dad is an aviator.
- flier I've got to design a new flier for the film.
- airman Tom was promoted from Airman to Airman First Class.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| aeronaut | falling | |
| flyer | rising | |
| aviator | steady | |
| flier | rising | |
| airman | falling | |
| balloonist | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- flyer2, flier2
- 6 letters
- airman2
- 7 letters
- aviator4
- 10 letters
- balloonist3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (flyer2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- aéronaute