man-bird

English

Noun

man-bird (plural man-birds)

  1. (dated, colloquial) A male aviator.
    • 1910, Poultney Bigelow, ‎James Henry Worman, ‎Ben James Worman, Outing (volume 55, page 753)
      With each succeeding day's exhibit of man's ingenuity and his ability to cleave the atmosphere unscathed, the clamor on the part of non-aviators to share the flights of the man-birds grew louder.

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