aviator

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

aviator
    n 1: someone who operates an aircraft [syn: {aviator},
         {aeronaut}, {airman}, {flier}, {flyer}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Aviator \A"vi*a`tor\, n.
   1. An experimenter in aviation.
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   2. A flying machine. [archaic]
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   3. The driver or pilot of an aircraft, especially of an
      airplane.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Aviatress