flight attendant

noun

: a person who attends passengers on an airplane

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In December, the airline settled a federal race discrimination lawsuit involving three Black men who were required to deboard a plane after a flight attendant complained about an unidentified passenger’s body odor. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2025 While flight attendants can intervene in extreme cases, enforcement of etiquette issues often falls on fellow passengers. David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025 Image Inside the passenger cabin, the flight attendants were trying to calm the panic. Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025 When the flight attendants saw White's emotional reaction to the prospect of missing her flight, one shared White's story with the pilot, who arranged for the connecting flight to wait for her. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for flight attendant 

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flight attendant was in 1947

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“Flight attendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20attendant. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.

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flight attendant

noun
: a person who provides service to passengers on an airplane

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