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balloonist

bal·loon·ist
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [buh-loo-nist]
    • /bəˈlu nɪst/
    • /bəˈluː.nɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buh-loo-nist]
    • /bəˈlu nɪst/

Definitions of balloonist word

  • countable noun balloonist A balloonist is a person who flies a hot-air balloon. 3
  • noun balloonist a person who ascends in a balloon, especially as a sport or hobby. 1
  • noun balloonist A person who flies in balloons, especially in hot-air balloons. 1
  • noun balloonist sb who flies a hot-air balloon 1

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Origin of balloonist

First appearance:

before 1775
One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1775-85; balloon + -ist

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Parts of speech for Balloonist

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

balloonist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

balloonist usage trend in Literature

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