Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pilot
6 senses of pilot
Sense 1
pilot, airplane pilot -- (someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight)
=> aviator, aeronaut, airman, flier, flyer -- (someone who operates an aircraft)
Sense 2
pilot -- (a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor)
=> mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog -- (a man who serves as a sailor)
Sense 3
pilot program, pilot film, pilot -- (a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors)
=> television program, TV program, television show, TV show -- (a program broadcast by television)
Sense 4
original, archetype, pilot -- (something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies; "this painting is a copy of the original")
=> model, example -- (a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example")
Sense 5
pilot burner, pilot light, pilot -- (small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner)
=> gas burner, gas jet -- (burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame)
Sense 6
fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot -- (an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track)
=> framework -- (a structure supporting or containing something)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pilot
2 senses of pilot
Sense 1
fly, aviate, pilot -- (operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba")
=> operate, control -- (handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever")
Sense 2
navigate, pilot -- (act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?")
=> steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise -- (direct the course; determine the direction of travelling)
