BARNSTORMER Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

barnstormer

noun

as in pilot

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Recent Examples of barnstormer Blakeney marveled later that no play existed about Coleman, who earned her international pilots license two years before Earhart, and went on to become a popular barnstormer. — Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025 While a new generation of young singer-songwriters encroaches on country music’s old guard by the day, the Texas barnstormer has found his footing with a fan base hell-bent on capturing every moment Myers affords them. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025

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Noun

The closest America came was a 2003 federal indictment of a Cuban general and two fighter pilots — until this year, the 30th anniversary of the shootdown.

— Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
The first segment of the new season, hosted by Norah O’Donnell, was about a fighter pilot, code-named Bravo, whose plane was shot down over mountains in Iran.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of pilot

Noun

Marlene Dietrich developed a penchant for nomadism over the course of her life as an entertainer.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026
How was Dolly a model for a woman in country to be a gifted songwriter and entertainer, with both strong values and wide appeal?

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of entertainer

Noun

Your copilot won’t be able to prioritize your features/capabilities/workflows, at least not as well as your product managers.

— Osman Koc, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The attack nearly brought down the aircraft carrying 182 people before passengers helped subdue the copilot, who had reportedly been barred from flying in Oman over extremist views.

— Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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Hugo said his work as a songwriter, producer, arranger, and performer was central to their success, though Williams was the public face of their partnership.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2026
In the Chicago Tribune, Loerzel wrote that the opening of the Uptown in 1925 was cause for a festival, complete with bands, trapeze artists and a madcap performer who set himself ablaze and submerged himself in water to extinguish the flames.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

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Days into their expedition, the team searching for Amelia Earhart’s missing plane is battling severe weather — and racing to identify a mysterious object that could finally solve the aviator's disappearance.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Postwar Hiroshima was a popular setting for these movie gangsters, who fought dirty, had no use for the old ceremonies, and wore flashy suits and aviator shades.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of aviator

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Nearly four decades after the film brought a group of dead baseball players to life with a homemade diamond on an Iowa farm, Keith Rahe and his traveling troupers are still dedicated to keeping the cornfield mystique alive.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
The trouper from Chicago who played Olivia was now throwing fits about rehearsing with an intern.

— Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

Definition of trouper

Noun

Marion Bailey, as Amy’s mother, has already emerged from Telluride as a standout, a veteran thespian never given her proper due.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Tim Curry, the shape-shifting English thespian whose entertainment career never failed to defy industry expectations, has died at 80 years old, according to reports from multiple outlets.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026

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