Travel / A1

PYL-uh-t/ˈpaɪlət/

A pilot is the person who flies a plane. The passengers sit in the plane; the driver is for a bus or car, not a plane. A flight attendant helps on the plane; the pilot flies it. Countable: a pilot, pilots. Pilot can later mean to test something — not A1.

Meaning

A person who flies a plane.

Examples

• “The pilot spoke to the passengers.”
• “The pilot landed the plane in the rain.”
• “She wants to be a pilot.”

Good to know

a pilot flies a plane. Contrast: driver (car/bus), passenger (sits).

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