pilot

Meanings

• someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
• a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
• a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors
• something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
• small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner
• an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
• operate an airplane
  • "The pilot flew to Cuba"
• act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance

Synonyms

airplane pilot, archetype, aviate, buffer, cowcatcher, fender, fly, navigate, original, pilot burner, pilot film, pilot light, pilot program