flight attendant

noun

: a person who attends passengers on an airplane

Examples of flight attendant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Idle conversation turned to plane-crash survival: a Serbian flight attendant who fell from thirty-three thousand feet and lived; those who walked away from the 1999 crash in Sioux City. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024 The second way to arrive is at a standalone private airport, or FBO, where a flight attendant or pilot might gather passengers’ documents and take them for review while fliers wait onboard. Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024 On the plane, flight attendants wore red headscarves and played the Rosie the Riveter song over the speakers. Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024 In addition to adjusting the cabin lights for takeoff and landing, flight attendants will ask passengers to close their tray tables, stow their bags, and return their seats to the upright position — all to create clear pathways to the exits. Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2024 Fact check: Video shows staged pronoun argument with flight attendant, not real dispute Various news outlets also reported the missing panel was only discovered after the plane arrived at its destination. Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024 The flight attendants were pleasant and professional. Rachel Dube, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024 Watch this 👀 Slipping through: A Texas man managed to make it onto a Delta plane without a ticket before flight attendants caught him outside the restroom. Daniel Wine, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024 Seeing as Travelpro bags are famously loved by flight attendants, this lightweight yet incredibly durable suitcase immediately caught my eye — in large part due to its under-$200 price tag. Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2024

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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 19 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

flight attendant

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

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