Traveller first to arrive by way of height? (7)
I believe the answer is:
aviator
'traveller' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'first to arrive by way of height?' is the wordplay.
'first to' suggests taking the first letters.
'by way of' becomes 'via' (via means by way of or by means of).
'height?' becomes 'tor' (I've seen this before).
The initial letter of 'arrive' is 'a'.
'a'+'via'+'tor'='AVIATOR'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aviator that I've seen before include "Flyer in early days of planes" , "Woman in a flying machine" , "Aircraft pilot" , "Airman" , "Pilot; style of sunglasses" .)