A tool or device that planes or smooths surfaces using air pressure or air-driven mechanisms; alternatively, a person who operates or designs aeroplanes.
From 'aero-' + 'planer' (a tool that planes wood). This term is rare in modern usage, gradually replaced by more specific aviation terminology.
The word 'aeroplaner' illustrates how early aviation vocabulary borrowed heavily from existing tools and crafts—airplane designers literally repurposed carpentry terminology for flight mechanics!
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