flyboy

English

Alternative forms

• fly-boy

Etymology

From fly +‎ boy.

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

flyboy (plural flyboys)

1. (aviation, slang) An aircraft pilot, especially of a military combat aircraft.
   • 1999 March, Eugene Cernan, Don Davis, The Last Man on the Moon: Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America's Race in Space, 1st edition, New York: St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 227:

     Big Al was back in town, and Cooper, the happy-go-lucky flyboy who was one of the Original Seven, was squashed.

   • 2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: The Storm:

     Boom! The flyboys are gonna love us for that!

2. (printing, historical, slang) A man employed to clear the printed copies from the printing press.

Translations

aircraft pilot, especially of a military combat aircraft

French: chevalier du ciel m