Noun: airman (airmen)
ehr-mun- A male who operates an aircraft
"The airman skilfully piloted the plane through turbulent weather"
Derived forms: airmen
Type of: adult male, aviator, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], flier, flyer, geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, sod [informal]
Encyclopedia: Airman, first class