Learjet

English Etymology en Lear jet, from the name of the company founded by American inventor Bill Lear (1902–1978). Noun A business jet manufactured by Learjet from 1962 until 2021; en by extension any type of business jet. en Lear<q:clipping> en 1975 Harpo (singer) Harpo Moviestar (Harpo song) Moviestar You should belong to the jet set / Fly your own private Learjet / But you worked in a grocery store / Every day you could afford to get away en Goodbye to the original celebrity private jet 12 March 2021 BBC Justin Harper https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56317270 "Learjet is iconic in that the very name was interchangeable with 'business jet' for decades," says Greg Waldron, Asia editor of aviation magazine FlightGlobal. Having sold more than 3,000 Learjets during its six-decade run, the aircraft's heyday was the 1960s to 1980s when it created the business jet market. en Aviation en eponyms