Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

airman

/ˈɛɹ.mən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: air-man
IPA: /ˈɛɹ.mən/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pilot of an aircraft.

noun

A person employed in one of several aviation-adjacent professions other than flight crew, such as a mechanic or air traffic controller.

noun

A member of an air force.

noun

A person of a rank in the U.S. Air Force above airman basic and below airman first class.

noun

A naval seaman, especially one in the U.S. Navy, who works on and/or handles aircraft.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)bor. Latin āēr Old French airbor. Middle English aire English air Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English airman From air + -man.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɛɹ.mən/
British English: /ˈɛə.mən/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

airmen (plural)

Derived Forms

airmanship

Phrases

airman first class Tuskegee airman

Frequently Paired Words

airwoman

Homonyms

ehrman ehrmann

Rhymes With

chairman herrmann lerman ehrman behrman lehrman ehrmann bearman pearman herrman behrmann wehrman

Questions

How do you pronounce airman?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛɹ.mən/.
What does airman mean?: A pilot of an aircraft.
Where does airman come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)bor. Latin āēr Old French airbor. Middle English aire English air Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English airman From air + -man.

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