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Balloonist

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A person who flies in balloons, especially in hot-air balloons.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. An aëronaut.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. One who ascends in a balloon; an aëronaut.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. someone who flies a balloon

Word Usage

"Joe DiGenova, perpetual talking head and Bush administration trial balloonist, is putting out the word that Scooter Libby will be pardoned by President Bush."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

skilled workman trained worker skilled worker

Hyponym

Montgolfier josef michel montgolfier jacques etienne montgolfier

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

aeronaut

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

opportunist

Same Context

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