Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who ascends in a balloon; an aëronaut.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An aëronaut.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who
flies inballoons , especially inhot-air balloons .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who flies a balloon
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Examples
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Joe DiGenova, perpetual talking head and Bush administration trial balloonist, is putting out the word that Scooter Libby will be pardoned by President Bush.
June 2006 2006
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The fallen balloonist is in effect a runaway slave.
The Atlantic | July/August 2001 | Mark Twain's Reconstruction | Blount Jr. 2001
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"You take the wheel," called the balloonist to Mr. Damon.
Tom Swift and His Airship Victor [pseud.] Appleton
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To really appreciate all of the fall color that Michigan has to offer, call a balloonist and schedule a flight today, the view is really better from above!
RushPRnews - Newswire & Global Press Release Distribution 2008
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The hotel 's "balloonist" guides guests on the in-house hot air balloon 10,000 feet above the Alps for sky-high views of Mont Blanc.
Slope News 2010
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Abruzzo is the son of famed balloonist Ben Abruzzo, who was in 1981 part of the first team to cross the Pacific Ocean by balloon, and who was killed in a small airplane crash in 1985.
Richard Abruzzo And Carol Rymer Davis Missing In European Balloon Race AP 2010
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Abruzzo is the son of famed balloonist Ben Abruzzo, who was in 1981 part of the first team to cross the Pacific Ocean by balloon, and who was killed in a small airplane crash in 1985.
Richard Abruzzo And Carol Rymer-Davis Still Missing As Search Intensifies AP 2010
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Abruzzo is the son of famed balloonist Ben Abruzzo, who was in 1981 part of the first team to cross the Pacific Ocean by balloon, and who was killed in a small airplane crash in 1985.
Richard Abruzzo And Carol Rymer Davis Missing In European Balloon Race AP 2010
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Kate has her sights set on the natural sciences - specifically, on a mysterious airborne creature her balloonist grandfather discovered on his final trip.
We have a winner! seattleshadow 2009
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A balloonist prepares to take part in a UK bid for a Guinness World Record mass hot air balloon crossing of the Channel earlier this year.
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