D defs.my
Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Aviator

/āv'-ē-ātˌ-ẽr/ · A·vi·a·tor · IPA /ˈeɪviːˌeɪtər/
01 n. An experimenter in aviation.
  1. 1.
    An experimenter in aviation.
  2. 2.
    A flying machine.[archaic]
  3. 3.
    The driver or pilot of an aircraft, especially of an airplane.