pilot

n

1. airplane pilot, aviator, Inf. birdman, airman, flier, avigator, aeronaut, co-pilot; steersman, helmsman, wheelman, coxswain, navigator; driver, back-seat driver.

2. guide, tour guide, cicerone; leader, chief, head, boss, Inf. bossman, superior; captain, conductor, director, engineer, trainmaster; man-in-charge, manager, overseer, supervisor, superintendent, Inf. super, foreman, headman, Brit. gaffer.

v

3. steer, drive, fly, guide, navigate; run, operate, work, handle; conduct, lead, direct, control, manage, boss; be in charge of, have direction of, be in control of, be in the driver's seat, be at the wheel.

adj

4. experimental, tentative, trial, test