A balloonist is someone who flies a balloon, usually a hot-air balloon. They may do it for sport, for festivals, or as a job taking passengers up. The ending -ist names the person, the way it does in pianist or artist.

A balloonistballoonist是someone who flies a balloon開熱氣球的人，usually a hot-air balloon通常是熱氣球。They may do it他們可能是for sport為了運動、for festivals為了節慶活動、or as a job taking passengers up或當作載客的工作。The ending -ist字尾-istnames the person用來指人，the way it does in pianist or artist就像pianist或artist那樣。

The word is a little specialist, and a little old-fashioned in everyday talk. Many people now say balloon pilot, or just “the person flying the balloon.” You will still see balloonist in news about races and big public flights.

The word這個詞is a little specialist有點專業性、and a little old-fashioned in everyday talk在日常對話裡也有點老派。Many people now現在很多人say balloon pilot會說balloon pilot，or just "the person flying the balloon"或直接說「開熱氣球的人」。You will still see balloonist你還是會在news about races and big public flights關於比賽和大型公開飛行的新聞裡看到balloonist這個詞。

It does not mean someone who makes party balloons, sells balloons, or twists them into animals. Those people have other names. The balloonist is the one in the basket, in charge of the fire and the landing.

It does not mean它不是指someone who makes party balloons做派對氣球的人、sells balloons賣氣球的人、or twists them into animals或把氣球折成動物形狀的人。Those people那些人have other names有別的稱呼。The balloonistballoonist是the one in the basket站在籃子裡的那個人，in charge of the fire and the landing負責控制火焰和降落。