Synonyms for pilot
noun
Flier
aviator, airman, fighter pilot, commercial pilot, bomber pilot, automatic pilot, mechanical pilot, aeronaut, aerial navigator, navigator, aerialist, jet jockey*, birdman*; see also aviator.
One who conducts ships
helmsman, steersman, navigator, man at the wheel, man at the controls, wheelman, coxswain.
Guide
scout, leader, director; see guide 1.
See pilot in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
Something or someone that shows the way:
conductor, director, escort, guide, lead, leader, shepherd, usher. See show
verb
To run and control (a motor vehicle):
drive, motor, wheel. (Slang) tool. See moveTo direct the course of carefully:
guide, jockey, maneuver, navigate, steer. Idiom: back and fill. See control, moveTo show the way to:
conduct, direct, escort, guide, lead, route, shepherd, show, steer, usher. See show
adjective
Constituting a tentative model for future experiment or development:
experimental, test, trial. See start
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