sky pilot

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noun Slang.

a member of the clergy, especially a chaplain of the armed forces.

Origin of sky pilot

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby sky pilot

skyman, sky marker, sky marshal, Skype, skyphos, sky pilot, skyrocket, Skyros, skysail, skyscape, skyscraper

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Example sentences from the Web for sky pilot

A sky-pilot is an ancient and honorable calling, but not for me.
Baseball Joe in the Central League|Lester Chadwick
I'd been there before to bring out a man or a woman or a girl as the case might be, and was pretty well known as "Sky-Pilot Dan."
Dave Ranney|Dave Ranney
All of us have deep in our hearts love, veneration and respect for the sky-pilot—chaplain, if you would rather call him so.
Private Peat|Harold R. Peat
But call him "sky-pilot" and he starts up like Macbeth at the ghost of Banquo, exclaiming "Come in any other form but that!"
Flowers of Freethought|George W. Foote

I takes time by the forelock an' sends to Tucson for a sky-pilot back two days ago.
Faro Nell and Her Friends|Alfred Henry Lewis

British Dictionary definitions for sky pilot

sky pilot

noun

slang a chaplain in one of the military services

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单词	sky pilot
释义	sky pilot SEE SYNONYMS FOR sky pilot ON THESAURUS.COM noun Slang. a member of the clergy, especially a chaplain of the armed forces. Origin of sky pilot First recorded in 1880–85 Words nearby sky pilot skyman, sky marker, sky marshal, Skype, skyphos, sky pilot, skyrocket, Skyros, skysail, skyscape, skyscraper Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sky pilot A sky-pilot is an ancient and honorable calling, but not for me. Baseball Joe in the Central League\|Lester Chadwick I'd been there before to bring out a man or a woman or a girl as the case might be, and was pretty well known as "Sky-Pilot Dan." Dave Ranney\|Dave Ranney All of us have deep in our hearts love, veneration and respect for the sky-pilot—chaplain, if you would rather call him so. Private Peat\|Harold R. Peat But call him "sky-pilot" and he starts up like Macbeth at the ghost of Banquo, exclaiming "Come in any other form but that!" Flowers of Freethought\|George W. Foote I takes time by the forelock an' sends to Tucson for a sky-pilot back two days ago. Faro Nell and Her Friends\|Alfred Henry Lewis British Dictionary definitions for sky pilot sky pilot noun slang a chaplain in one of the military services Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sky pilot minister, parson, pastor, preacher, rector, reverend
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sky pilot

noun Slang.

Origin of sky pilot

Words nearby sky pilot

Example sentences from the Web for sky pilot

British Dictionary definitions for sky pilot

noun

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