copilot

American

[koh-pahy-luht] / ˈkoʊˌpaɪ lət /

noun

a pilot who is second in command of an aircraft.

copilot British

/ ˈkəʊˌpaɪlət /

noun

a second or relief pilot of an aircraft

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Etymology

Origin of copilot

First recorded in 1925–30; co- + pilot

Example Sentences

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Having served in Afghanistan as an Apache helicopter copilot gunner from 2012 to 2013, Harry, the Duke of Sussex, has also experienced PTSD.

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024

Autopilot is an evolution of Luminance's copilot tool, which colour-codes clauses for legal professionals as they review a contract in Word.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2023

He served in Afghanistan as an Apache helicopter copilot gunner in 2012-2013.

From Washington Times • Sep. 9, 2023

"There's so many ways it can go wrong," said Aravind Srinivas, CEO of ChatGPT competitor Perplexity AI, who has opted instead to offer a human-supervised copilot product.

From Reuters • Jul. 17, 2023

Polina Osipenko, who’d flown with Marina earlier that summer, was going to be Valentina’s copilot; Marina would be their navigator.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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