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test pilot

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noun

a pilot employed to test-fly newly-built aircraft.

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RELATED WORDS

analyst, tester

Nearby words

test marketing, test match, test meal, test paper, test pattern, test pilot, test profile, test solution, test stand, test statistic, test tube

Origin of test pilot

First recorded in 1925–30
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Examples from the Web for test pilot

  • As near as I could make out, he was a test-pilot, or something like it, for a small experimental aircraft plant near the city.

    Exile from Space|Judith Merril

British Dictionary definitions for test pilot

test pilot

noun

a pilot who flies aircraft of new design to test their performance in the air
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