aviateur

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French aviateur, equivalent to avi- +‎ -ateur.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌaː.vi.aːˈtøːr/
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Hyphenation: avi‧a‧teur
Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

aviateur m (plural aviateurs, diminutive aviateurtje n)

(chiefly historical) aviator

Synonyms

French

Etymology

Back-formation of aviation +‎ -eur

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.vja.tœʁ/
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Rhymes: -œʁ

Noun

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

→ Dutch: aviateur
→ Portuguese: aviador
→ Spanish: aviador

Further reading

“aviateur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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