What's the difference between aviator and birdman?

Aviator


Definition:

  • (n.) An experimenter in aviation.
  • (n.) A flying machine.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Only two aviators were permanently removed from flying duties due to glaucoma.
  • (2) Grant and to engineer his eventual acceptance to the School of Aviation Medicine.
  • (3) The satellite was jointly built by the Khrunichev centre in Moscow – named after a Soviet-era aviation minister, Mikhail Khrunichev – and Astrium, a Paris-based aerospace company.
  • (4) This device is suitable for direct monitoring of blood pressure and pulse frequency during operation, in the postoperative period as during inner clinical transport or aviation transport.
  • (5) The case records of 76 student aviators referred to the Neuropsychiatry Branch of the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine during the period 1968-78 are reviewed.
  • (6) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) may choose to provide exemptions for studios hoping to use the technology for artistic purposes.
  • (7) Although we’ve seen improvements ... in some areas we have years to go, in particular the aviation area,” Nicholson said.
  • (8) Flirtey is yet to receive regulatory approval from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (Casa) – it first contacted the regulatory body on Thursday – and the drones can fly only 3km before needing to recharge, but the company is confident improvements in the technology will increase its reach.
  • (9) However, Friends of the Earth's Jane Thomas said: "We mustn't be taken in by aviation industry spin – building more airports or runways will have a major impact on local communities and our environment."
  • (10) Greece aviation sources told Agence France-Presse it was believed the plane had crashed into the sea 150 miles (240km) off the southern Greek island of Karpathos while in Egyptian airspace.
  • (11) Because of the physical and technological constraints, the only way in which we can realistically reduce aviation’s greenhouse gases is to fly less.
  • (12) If you were to say within the aviation industry we can reduce our carbon footprint by 25%, people would be saying well that’s fantastic, that is big news.
  • (13) Modern high-speed aviation and space flight are fraught with many problems and require a high standard of health and fitness.
  • (14) The disruption at the airport in West Sussex is already being looked into by the Civil Aviation Authority.
  • (15) In the early days of aviation there were incidents and then aviation became very safe.
  • (16) "The Chinese see aviation as a building block of growth.
  • (17) It explains the failure to unearth evidence of assassination: because state-appointed aviation experts conducted the investigation, their conclusion that it had been an accident proves that the state remains in the hands of the perpetrators (Law and Justice defence minister Antoni Macierewicz described their investigation as the greatest cover-up “in the history of the world”).
  • (18) Qatar has also appealed to international aviation authorities to rule as illegal the overflight ban imposed on Qatar Airways by its neighbours, and has briefed lawyers to challenge the flight and other restrictions in the courts.
  • (19) Malaysia Airlines and Malaysia's department of civil aviation are also working on removing all evidence from the crash site for further investigation – a complicated endeavour given that the site is on the frontline of a war zone.
  • (20) Bullish as ever, a press release reveals that the service should be available by 2015 – once the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s rules on the safety of unmanned aerial vehicles are finalised.

Birdman


Definition:

  • (n.) A fowler or birdcatcher.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Fines’ best actor nod fell in the comedy movie category, which he shared with Michael Keaton in Birdman, Bill Murray in St. Vincent, Joaquin Phoenix in Inherent Vice and Christoph Waltz in Big Eyes.
  • (2) Miami Heat's Chris "Birdman" Andersen won the NBA championship earlier this year but his life was far from perfect.
  • (3) Also, Birdman = 21st century Kurgan June 19, 2013 I first read this as "Put Birdman in a kilt..." and almost auto-blocked you.
  • (4) None of this would have been possible without Alejandro’s talent, vision and determination.” DiCaprio’s director, Iñárritu, could well make it two in two, however, after winning the best director award last year for Birdman – and the film’s director of photography, Emmanuel Lubezki, is much fancied for three in three, after back to back wins for Birdman and Gravity.
  • (5) This was an educator singing in a doleful prison cell; Seldon, the Birdman of Berkshire. "
  • (6) In the best picture, comedy or musical category, Birdman was joined by St Vincent, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Into the Woods and – in a surprise – the independent British film Pride.
  • (7) According to Academy voters the Guardian spoke with, the only efforts that stand a shot at upsetting Spotlight’s chances are The Martian and two films that have yet to be seen: David O Russell’s Joy and Alejandro González Iñárritu’s follow-up to Birdman, The Revenant.
  • (8) Markus Birdman: ­ Grimm Realities Canons’ Gait, to 30 Aug I saw Markus Birdman before I even became a standup and I’m still a fan now.
  • (9) Directors he dismissed Alexander Mackendrick (from The Devil's Disciple), Charles Crichton (Birdman of Alcatraz), Arthur Penn (The Train Iconic moment Rolling in the surf with Deborah Kerr in From Here to Eternity Essential DVDS The Killers (Universal), Sweet Smell of Success (MGM), The Leopard (BFI), Atlantic City (Optimum).
  • (10) Birdman is an English-language satire on fame and its consequences, starring Michael Keaton as a middle-aged actor, struggling to shake off his old superhero role and mount a Broadway adaptation of a Raymond Carver short story.
  • (11) Chris "Birdman" Andersen has had another year as Miami's key playmaker around the rim after his basketball career (as well as personal reputation and life as a free man) was almost destroyed in the Most Surreal Catfishing Case in US history .
  • (12) Harris was better, and everyone loved him for the game way he strode out on stage in his underpants, in homage to the famous moment in that year’s hit Birdman.
  • (13) No slam-dunk screenings occurred at this year’s edition to rival the rapturous receptions 12 Years a Slave and Birdman received in years past, but a number of films – including Steve Jobs and Spotlight – made strong impressions, and will surely factor into the race to Oscar night.
  • (14) Notable fans are likely to include Colombia's Birdman, a law school dropout from Barranquilla on the Caribbean coast who dresses up in a red, yellow and blue condor outfit.
  • (15) 1.57am BST Heat 30-32 Spurs, 6:20 remaining in 2nd quarter Bonner fouls Chris "Birdman" Andersen, and he's out.
  • (16) 1.38am BST Twitter Frankie Hobbs (@Frankie_Hobbs) @HunterFelt We must see more of Birdman tonight, surely?
  • (17) Oh except now LeBron hits a layup thanks to a Birdman rebound and 2.57am BST Spurs 37-40 Heat - 5:59 remaining, 2nd quarter David Lengel (@LengelDavid) The crowd is in love with #birdman but he has not been productive.
  • (18) The backstage montage was a reference to a scene from Goodfellas, not Birdman
  • (19) The screening also represents something of a coup for the festival: it has claimed the second major scalp of the festival season, after the Venice film festival managed to secure the Alejandro González Iñárritu's drama Birdman for its opening gala.
  • (20) Despite the fact that his tattoos, mohawks and on-court demeanor make him look like at best a sideshow geek and at worst a particularly irredeemable inmate on Oz , Chris "Birdman" Andersen has actually been the Heat's most valuable bench player, contributing big on defense and making all of his shots during the Eastern Conference finals.

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