aviateur
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French aviateur, equivalent to avi- + -ateur.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aviateur m (plural aviateurs, diminutive aviateurtje n)
- (chiefly historical) aviator
Synonyms edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Back-formation of aviation + -eur
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aviateur m (plural aviateurs, feminine aviatrice)
- aviator (male) (male pilot, airman)
- L’aviateur a réussi à quitter son avion juste avant le crash.
- The aviator managed to abandon his plane just before the crash.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “aviateur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.