/ˈpaɪlət/
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Translation
A person who flies a plane or a helicopter.
Word origin
From Italian pilota, from a Greek word for an oar. It first meant the person who steered a ship.
- Origin
- Italian
- Root
- pilota
Grammar
Gender
Pluralpilots
Examples
landed .
The "pilot" is the person who flies the plane.
.
Here "pilot" is a job.
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"Pilots" is the plural form.
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