balloonist
balloonist noun: a person who flies in balloons, especially in hot-air balloons.
Noun
balloonist (plural balloonists)
- A person who flies in balloons, especially in hot-air balloons.
- But his greatest achievement, the balloonist said, was a flight he made in Australia in November 1984, using the prototype of the balloon in which he intends to circle the world.1986 November 18, Malcolm W. Browne, “BALLOONIST HAS HIGH HOPES BUT NO ILLUSIONS”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 May 2022
- Like surfers trying to catch a wave, balloonists try to ride jet streams.1999 March 23, Nadya Labi, “Around the World in a Balloon in 20 Days”, in TIME, archived from the original on 30 Jan 2021, retrieved 04 Apr 2020
balloonist meaning in Tamil
balloonist in Tamil
- ஆவிக்கூண்டில் மேலெழுந்து செல்பவர், ஆவிக்கூண்டு இயக்குபவர், உப்பிய கப்பற்பாய்
Forms of balloonist
| plural | balloonists |
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Origin of balloonist
From balloon + -ist.
Questions about balloonist
- What does balloonist mean?
- Balloonist means a person who flies in balloons, especially in hot-air balloons.
- What is balloonist in Tamil?
- Balloonist in Tamil is ஆவிக்கூண்டில் மேலெழுந்து செல்பவர், ஆவிக்கூண்டு இயக்குபவர், உப்பிய கப்பற்பாய். See Balloonist meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is balloonist?
- Balloonist is a noun.
- What is the plural of balloonist?
- The plural of balloonist is balloonists.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: balloonist (page history and authors); balloonist (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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