Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun airhead

2 senses of airhead

Sense 1
airhead -- (a flighty scatterbrained simpleton; "she's a total airhead"; "every airhead on a big salary rushed out to buy one")
       => simpleton, simple -- (a person lacking intelligence or common sense)

Sense 2
airhead -- (a bridgehead seized by airborne troops)
       => bridgehead, foothold -- (an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies; "an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines"; "the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar")