pilot

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. helmsman, steersman, guide; counselor; aviator, airman.

See aviation, direction, information, navigation.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Flier]

Syn. aviator, airman, fighter pilot, commercial pilot, bomber pilot, automatic pilot, mechanical pilot, aeronaut, aerial navigator, navigator, aerialist, jet jockey*, birdman*; see also aviator .

2. [One who conducts ships]

Syn. helmsman, steersman, navigator, man at the wheel, man at the controls, wheelman, coxswain.

3. [Guide]

Syn. scout, leader, director; see guide 1 .

v.

Syn. guide, conduct, steer, manage; see lead 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

navigator, flyer, aviator, helmsman, coxswain, captain, wheelman.

II

v.

navigate, fly, steer, direct, guide, *man the helm, drive control.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun Something or someone that shows the way: conductor, director, escort, guide, lead, leader, shepherd, usher. See SHOW. II verb 1. To run and control (a motor vehicle): drive, motor, wheel. Slang: tool. See MOVE. 2. To direct the course of carefully: guide, jockey, maneuver, navigate, steer. Idiom: back and fill. See CONTROL, MOVE. 3. To show the way to: conduct, direct, escort, guide, lead, route, shepherd, show, steer, usher. See SHOW. III adjective Constituting a tentative model for future experiment or development: experimental, test, trial. See START.