barnstormers

noun

plural of barnstormer
1
as in pilots

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as in performers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barnstormers
  1. pilots
  2. performers
  3. aviators
  4. troupers
  5. airmen
  6. thespians
  7. actresses
  8. actors
Noun
  • This is why counting AI pilots tells us little about whether an organization is becoming more innovative.
    — Jeff DeGraff, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Helicopters arrived with water, and the jumpers directed the pilots via radio.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of pilots
Noun
  • Alaska, Hawaiian are consistent performers The AQR also singled out Alaska Airlines as the steadiest performer in the industry.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Definition of performers
Noun
  • The Infamous Flight Jacket No piece from the film – except perhaps Maverick’s aviators – is more closely tied to its costume design than the pilot jacket.
    — Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The brand is known for iconic models like the Portugieser, originally made in the 1930s for two Portuguese merchants, and the Big Pilot, created for aviators in the 1940s.
    — Frances Solá-Santiago, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of aviators
Noun
  • 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
  • Above, she's pictured with Second City troupers Joe Flaherty, Martin Short, Andrea Martin, Dave Thomas and long-time collaborator, Eugene Levy, at a 10 year reunion for the sketch show's Canadian debut.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of troupers
Noun
  • Parton autographed the artwork and performed several songs for airmen and their families at the event.
    — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The Navy also met its target with 45,000 sailors, while the Air Force recruited nearly 33,000 airmen.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of airmen
Noun
  • The latest entry to cross the pond is unlikely to reap similar success despite the presence of Claire Foy and Andrew Garfield in leading roles and a supporting cast featuring some of England’s finest thespians.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Here’s why that’s unlikely to happen, and a ranking of the thespians most likely to land more than one Oscar nod.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of thespians
Noun
  • The actresses are reprising their roles as the two witch sisters nearly 30 years after the 1998 original.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Natalie Wood had already turned down the part, and the studio had looked at hundreds of other actresses before MacGraw came aboard.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of actresses
Noun
  • In the Harry Potter movies, multiple actors portray the antagonist at various ages.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Borden entertained O’Neil and other actors at her Maplecroft mansion in Fall River.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of actors
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