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airman basic

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air⋅man

[air-muhn]
–noun, plural -men.
1. an aviator.
2. U.S. Air Force. an enlisted person of one of the three lowest ranks (airman basic, airman, airman first class).
3. a member of a military aircrew.
4. (in other countries) an enlisted person in the air force.

Origin:
1870–75, for an earlier sense; air 1 + -man, on the model of seaman
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airman basic  
n.  
  1. Abbr. AB An enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force that is below airman and is used for recruits.

  2. A person who holds this rank.

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