balloonist:
(also ‘balloon pilot‘; plural: ‘balloonists‘)
a person who goes up in the air in a large balloon filled with hot air, either as a job or for pleasure,
balloonists in their hot air balloons
James Sadler was the first English balloonist.
Though ballooning seems a risk-free sport, there are several incidents where balloonists have met with fatal accidents.
In addition to frequent accidents, balloonists face criminal charges for trespassing private farm lands and polluting the atmosphere by leaving their balloons in rivers and seas.
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