/ ˈeɪvieɪtə(r); NAmE / noun
( old-fashioned ) a person who flies an aircraft
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from French aviateur , from Latin avis bird.
/ ˈeɪvieɪtə(r); NAmE / noun
( old-fashioned ) a person who flies an aircraft
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from French aviateur , from Latin avis bird.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005