barnstormers

noun

plural of barnstormer
1
as in pilots

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as in performers

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  1. pilots
  2. performers
  3. aviators
  4. troupers
  5. airmen
  6. thespians
  7. actresses
  8. actors
Noun
  • For a decision-maker watching agent pilots multiply across departments, this is where cost, access and audit either get governed or get out of hand.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • While maintaining the illumination needed for pilots and crews, these modes are intended to reduce the likelihood of detection by opposing forces using infrared sensors.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
Definition of pilots
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  • 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
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  • Over 45 international partners from eight nations, including South Korea, Italy, and Australia, joined US Navy aviators.
    — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Rihanna looks radiant in a raspberry jumpsuit and coordinating aviators while shopping in Beverly Hills on June 24.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
Definition of aviators
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  • 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
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  • National Guard soldiers and airmen will be tasked with crowd control, traffic management and security patrols.
    — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • Edwards Air Force Base The group was acting as a Combined Test Force, or CTF, which the airfield described as a unique construct where active-duty airmen work with military contractors and government civilians to complete specific projects.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Definition of airmen
Noun
  • Here are several of the most impressive ways these actors and their fellow thespians committed to doing their characters justice.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • Another group of budding young thespians have joined Prime Video‘s YA adaptation of Chloe Walsh‘s BookTok sensation Boys of Tommen.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 June 2026
Definition of thespians
Noun
  • Emma is played by different actresses over the course of the series (Jessica Reynolds, Brenda Blethyn) alongside a cast of talented co-stars.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Desirée can so often come off a bundle of cliches of actresses of a certain age, all narcissism, hedonism and irresponsibility.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Definition of actresses
Noun
  • The film will show on Thursday at the Frida Cinema as part of its ongoing Nu-Classics series, along with a conversation between actors and online personalities Maggie Mae Fish and Abigail Thorn.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Ever wonder how actors recreate a cargo plane plummeting to the ground?
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of actors
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