co-pilotnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkəʊˌpaɪ.lət/us/ˈkoʊˌpaɪ.lət/a pilot who helps the main pilot on an aircraft
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Air travel: workers on/with aircraft & spacecraft
- air hostess
- air traffic control
- aircrew
- astronaut
- baggage handler
- cabin crew
- cosmonaut
- flight attendant
- ground crew
- navigator
- parachutist
- pilot
- purser
- screener
- skipper
- skycap
- spaceman
- spacewoman
- steward
- test pilot
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Examples from literature
- He climbed up the ladder and the pilot and co-pilot followed him.
- The officer talked to the pilot and co-pilot for a moment.