copilot

noun

Definition of copilotnext
as in pilot

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Recent Examples of copilot After an Omani national copilot — who has since been identified as 29-year-old Hamam al-Hammami — allegedly stabbed FlyDubai flight 1073’s pilot Capt. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 The handful of Israeli passengers grappled with the copilot for several minutes before subduing him and binding his hands with the cord from a set of headphones. — Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026 Israeli authorities have described the FlyDubai copilot as Omani. — Sam Metz, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 Saudi Arabia said the copilot had been handed over to the UAE. — Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for copilot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for copilot
  1. pilot
  2. test pilot
  3. aviator
  4. airman
  5. flyboy
  6. ace
Noun
  • The closest America came was a 2003 federal indictment of a Cuban general and two fighter pilots — until this year, the 30th anniversary of the shootdown.
    — Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The first segment of the new season, hosted by Norah O’Donnell, was about a fighter pilot, code-named Bravo, whose plane was shot down over mountains in Iran.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of pilot
Noun
  • Kutryk, who is also launching into space for the first time, is a former military test pilot and fourth-generation Ukrainian Canadian.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Glover was a test pilot in the F/A‐18 Hornet, Super Hornet and EA‐18G Growler and has flown over 45 aircraft, accumulating over 4000 hours in the skies.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of test pilot
Noun
  • Days into their expedition, the team searching for Amelia Earhart’s missing plane is battling severe weather — and racing to identify a mysterious object that could finally solve the aviator's disappearance.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Postwar Hiroshima was a popular setting for these movie gangsters, who fought dirty, had no use for the old ceremonies, and wore flashy suits and aviator shades.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of aviator
Noun
  • The United States has more than 50,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines stationed throughout Japan, including on several bases in Okinawa, an island chain in the south.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The airman, who was a legal gun owner, died from his injuries.
    — Mark Walker, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of airman
Noun
  • Isom, like his predecessor Doug Parker, is not a showman like the flyboys of past generations.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
  • For now, the flyboy will be resting in the barracks.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Definition of flyboy
Noun
  • Kartal had more winners (32-23) but made more unforced errors (36-27), in a match featuring no aces on Dongfeng Voyah center court.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The baseball world widely expected the Dodgers, with their rotation chock-full of aces and lineup full of future Hall of Famers, to roll to their third straight World Series title.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of ace

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“Copilot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copilot. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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