pilot

Noun

• an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track

• small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner

• something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
  • this painting is a copy of the original
    

• a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors

• a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor

• someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight

Verb

• act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance
  • Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?
    
  • Who was navigating the ship during the accident?
    

• operate an airplane
  • The pilot flew to Cuba
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  fender , buffer , cowcatcher , pilot burner , pilot light , original , archetype , pilot program , pilot film , airplane pilot , navigate , fly , aviate