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test pilot

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

a pilot hired to fly experimental airplanes through maneuvers designed to test them

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pilot, airplane pilot

History

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: testpilot — aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers
  • Danish: testflyver — aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers
  • Finnish: koelentäjä — aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers
  • Hungarian: berepülőpilóta — aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers
  • Norwegian Bokmål: testflyger — aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers
  • Norwegian Bokmål: testflyver — aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: testpilot — aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: testflygar — aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers
  • Romanian: pilot de încercare — aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers
  • Russian: лётчик-испыта́тель (ljótčik-ispytátelʹ) — aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers
  • Spanish: piloto de prueba — aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers
  • Swedish: testpilot — aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers
  • Swedish: provflygare — aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers
  • Ukrainian: льо́тчик-випро́бувач (lʹótčyk-vypróbuvač) — aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers