Aeronaut

n.

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An aërial navigator; a balloonist.

Noun

1.

aeronaut - someone who operates an aircraft Synonyms: airman, aviator, flier, flyer

aeroplaner, aeroplanist, air pilot, airplanist, astronaut, aviator, barnstormer, birdman, captain, cloud seeder, commercial pilot, copilot, crop-duster, flier, instructor, jet jockey, licensed pilot, pilot, rainmaker, stunt flier, stunt man, test pilot, wingman