fighter pilot

[fahy-ter pahy-luht]

noun

Military.

1. a pilot trained to fly aircraft classified as fighters and to engage in aerial combat.

   The last surviving member of this celebrated squadron of fighter pilots has died, at age 92.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fighter pilot¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

"I'm convinced that the next major breakthrough in aerospace will come on the back of electric propulsion," says Beta's chief revenue officer Shawn Hall, who's a former fighter pilot.

From BBC

Lovell signed up to a programme that sent him to college at the military's expense while training as a fighter pilot.

From BBC

Born Harry M. Brittenham, the eldest son of an Air Force fighter pilot, he spent much of his childhood moving from one base to another.

From Los Angeles Times

She analyzed specimens that contributed to arrests in racial attacks, as well as in catching game poachers and preventing deaths of fighter pilots.

From Los Angeles Times

The fighter pilot knew where the helicopter was but "it may have been particularly beneficial for the situational awareness of the EC135 pilot if the Lakenheath Approach Controller had passed reciprocal traffic information to them".

From BBC