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Meaning of flyboy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

  1. An aircraft pilot, especially of a military combat aircraft.
    slang
  2. A man employed to clear the printed copies from the printing press.
    historical, slang

Equivalents

Français chevalier du ciel

Examples

“Big Al was back in town, and Cooper, the happy-go-lucky flyboy who was one of the Original Seven, was squashed.”
“Boom! The flyboys are gonna love us for that!”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

flybridge flyby flyby anomaly Flycatcher flycatcher-shrike Flycatchers

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