Definition of Flight attendant

1. Noun. An attendant on an airplane.

Exact synonyms: Steward
Generic synonyms: Attendant, Attender, Tender
Specialized synonyms: Air Hostess, Hostess, Stewardess
Derivative terms: Stewardship

Definition of Flight attendant

1. Noun. A member of the crew (staff) of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flight Attendant

flidged
flidges
flidging
flids
flied
flier
fliers
flies
flies the coop
flies the nest
fliest
flieth
flight
flight-shot
flight-shots
flight attendant
flight attendants
flight blindness
flight ceiling
flight control
flight crew
flight data recorder
flight deck
flight engineer
flight feather
flight feathers
flight indicator
flight into disease
flight into health
flight level

Literary usage of Flight attendant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Aviation Accident Investigations: Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce edited by John McCain (1999)
"A-92-070 2381 The NTSB recommends that the Federal Aviation Administration: require flight attendant hands-on proficiency drills for each type of airplane ..."

2. Republic by Charles Edward Sheehan-miles (2007)
""The flight attendant, a young man with dark, swept back hair, ... The flight attendant, who saw what had happened, followed. His face had gone white. ..."

3. Rattapallax by George Dickerson, Michael Graves, Robert Harding, Judith Werner (1999)
"All four of them shouldering their way past the flight attendant, rude, ... Over the flight attendant's shoulder, Thompson gets a glimpse of his drawn and ..."

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