stunt flier

7.2

A pilot who does flying tricks at public shows

noun
/stʌnt flaɪər/

: piloto acrobático

The stunt flier amazed the crowd with daring loops and rolls during the air show.

Examples

Many young pilots dream of becoming a stunt flier and thrilling spectators with their skills.
As a stunt flier, she traveled to fairs across the country performing aerial tricks.
The stunt flier amazed the crowd with his skills.
Did you see the stunt flier at the airshow?
As a stunt flier, she traveled to fairs across the country performing aerial tricks.
Many young pilots dream of becoming a stunt flier and thrilling spectators with their skills.
The stunt flier amazed the crowd with daring loops and rolls during the air show.

Synonyms

stunt pilot

vsstunt flier

1 5.6

A pilot who performs daring flying tricks at airshows

includes both aerobatic displays and parachuting in public shows

barnstormer

vsstunt flier

Archaic

1 9.9

A pilot who does stunt flights to entertain people in towns

lacks the strong traveling and historical emphasis of that role

How Daring

stunt flier

7.2

airplane pilot

1 3.2

Surface Forms

stunt flier singular

stunt fliers plural

Morphology

stunt + flier

Both constituents 'stunt' (a dangerous or attention-seeking act) and 'flier' (an aircraft operator) combine compositionally to denote a pilot who performs stunts; a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer this meaning. The noun-noun compounding pattern is productive and cross-linguistically common, so the expression is transparent.

Etymology

The noun stunt flier comes from the words stunt meaning a daring trick and flier meaning a pilot. Picture a pilot doing daring tricks high in the air to thrill people at fairs and shows, so it means 'a pilot who performs stunts and tricks in the air'.