airplane pilot
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈɛrˌpleɪn ˈpaɪlət/
- US
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piloto de avión
- Traveling comes naturally to guard number three, as he's a licensed airplane pilot.
For example, there are humans that are pole vaulters, philosophers, airplane pilots, poets, pianists, and that's just the piece.
- For example, there are humans that are pole vaulters, philosophers, airplane pilots, poets, pianists, and that's just the piece.
Examples
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My dream is to become an airplane pilot.
Blog text (26) -
You're my first Air Force airplane pilot that I've had in here and hope, hope you're the first of many.
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I mean, bus drivers, airplane pilots.
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An actor playing the airplane pilot walks up.
Fiction book (1994) -
Think about this for a minute: Denzel Washington had to play an airplane pilot trying to crash-land a commercial jet and save as many lives as possible while also showing the effects of drugs and alcohol.
Blog text (27) -
For example, there are humans that are pole vaulters, philosophers, airplane pilots, poets, pianists, and that's just the piece.
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In today's world, all airplane pilots must speak English; our educational research journals are being published in fewer languages each year, two or three sufficing in most fields; authors have to know or have access to Word Perfect 5.0 or 5.1 to submit a manuscript.
Academic text (1992) -
"Flight" is a gripping drama surrounding the life of Whip Whitaker, played by Denzel Washington, who is a commercial airplane pilot struggling to come to grips with his alcohol problem.
Blog text (27) -
A lot like an airplane pilot who goes through a pre-flight checklist, the New York for $70,000 means you've just earned $17,000 profit in the long run.
Blog text (23) -
My dream is to become an airplane pilot.
Synonyms
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2.9
A person who flies a plane or guides a ship safely
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1.1
The person in charge of a ship or aircraft and its crew
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4.6
A person who flies a plane or other aircraft
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4.2
A person who flies an aircraft as its pilot
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3.3
A person who helps the main pilot fly an aircraft
A person who helps the main pilot and can fly the plane if needed
How Experienced
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who is licensed to operate an aircraft' is directly and compositionally derived from 'airplane' (a flying vehicle) + 'pilot' (a trained operator). This compound noun follows a common and transparent head-modifier pattern found cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Airplane pilot puts together airplane (a flying machine) and pilot (a person who guides a vehicle). Picture someone at the controls guiding the plane through the sky; that's why airplane pilot means 'a person who flies and controls a plane'.