Synonyms for pilot

someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight (noun)

a program exemplifying a contemplated series (noun)

something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies (noun)

• original
• archetype

small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner (noun)

an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track (noun)

• fender
• buffer
• cowcatcher

operate an airplane (verb)

• fly
• aviate

act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance (verb)

• navigate