A pilot who flies an aircraft at very low altitude, or an aircraft designed for such flying; also a stunt pilot or daredevil.
Agent noun from 'hedgehop' using '-er' suffix, referring to the person or sometimes the plane that performs this dangerous low-altitude flying technique.
Hedgehoppers became folk heroes in early aviation—barn stormers and stunt pilots who would perform death-defying low-level flights at country fairs, thrilling and terrifying crowds.
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