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a⋅vi⋅a⋅tor

[ey-vee-ey-ter, av-ee-]
–noun
a pilot of an airplane or other heavier-than-air aircraft.

Origin:
1885–90; avi- + -ator, modeled on F aviateur
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a·vi·a·tor   (ā'vē-ā'tər, āv'ē-)   
n.  One who operates an aircraft; a pilot.

[French aviateur, from aviation, aviation; see aviation.]
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