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Synonyms
pi·lot (pī́lət)

[Obsolete French, helmsman, from Old French, from Old Italian pilota, alteration of pedota, from Medieval Greek* pēdōtēs, from Greek pēda, steering oar pl. of pēdon, blade of an oar.]

noun 

  1. One who operates or is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight.
  2. Nautical
    1. One who, though not belonging to a ship's company, is licensed to conduct a ship into and out of port or through dangerous waters.
    2. The helmsman of a ship.
  3. One who guides or directs a course of action for others.
  4. The part of a tool, device, or machine that leads or guides the whole.
  5. A pilot light, as in a stove.
  6. A television program produced as a prototype of a series being considered for adoption by a network.

transitive verb: -lot·ed, -lot·ing, -lots. 

  1. To serve as the pilot of.
  2. To steer or control the course of. See synonyms at guide

adjective 

  1. Serving as a tentative model for future experiment or development: a pilot project.
  2. Serving or leading as guide.