PILOT
NOUNS, PERSON
1906 — AEROPLANIST a person who flies an aeroplane; a pilot
1909 — BIRDMAN an aviator, an airman → colloq.
1910 — ACE OF ACES a combat aviator who brought down or killed twenty-give or more enemy aircraft → Amer. World War I sl.
1910 — AIRWOMAN a woman who is engaged in the flying or operation of aircraft, esp. as a pilot or member of air crew; also, a female member of the Royal Air Force below NCO rank
1910 — AVIATRESS a female pilot of an aeroplane
1910 — AVIATRICE a female pilot of an aeroplane
1910 — GIMPER a special and most dependable buddy; a highly competent airman → Amer. World War I sl.
1910 — GOOPHER a competent airman who is almost of top quality → Amer. World War I sl.
1910 — SEA GULL an airman → World War I navy sl.
1910 — SPLITASS MERCHANT a reckless individual; an expert stunt flier → Amer. World War I sl.
1910 — WOLF a daredevil pilot who does stunts near the ground → World War I Amer. sl.
1916 — ACE in World War I (1914-1918), and World War II (1939-1945): a pilot, aerial gunner, etc., who has shot down many enemy aircraft
1918 — ACE a pilot or student pilot who has destroyed five or more friendly aircraft → Amer. ironic usage
1918 — BIRD an aviator → US sl.
1918 — BIRDIE an aviator → US sl.
1926 — CAMEL-MERCHANT a pilot of a Sopwith Camel pursuit plane → US military sl.
1927 — AVIATRIX a female pilot of an aeroplane
1927 — CAMEL-DRIVER a pilot of a Sopwith Camel pursuit plane → US military sl.
1928 — CHINESE ACE an inept pilot; a pilot who flies with one wing low → Amer. aviation jocular, usually offensive
1929 — DRIVER a pilot → Royal Air Force usage
1931 — MODOC — MODOCK a person who takes up aviation for reasons of self-publicity or social prestige; also, a pilot who talks boastfully about flying, but rarely flies → US sl.
1933 — BIRDWOMAN a female aviator → colloq. (Bk.)
1937 — BUZZARD an airplane pilot → Amer. jocular
1937 — FLY BOY a member of an air force, esp. a pilot → US colloq.
1937 — TAXI-DRIVER a pilot of an aircraft → colloq.
1939 — PEEPING TOM a pilot that is expert at flying in bad weather and at dodging from cloud to cloud → Royal Air Force sl.
1940 — AIR CANARY a female aviator; a pilot assigned to fly aircraft to combat areas as opposed to a combat pilot → World War II Amer. sl.
1940 — AIR HAWK a combat pilot → World War II Amer. sl.
1940 — AIR JANE a female aviator; a pilot assigned to fly aircraft to combat areas as opposed to a combat pilot → World War II Amer. sl.
1940 — BIRD IN THE MONKEY SUIT an aviator → World War II Amer. sl.
1940 — BLACKBIRD a Black person; a Black aviator → World War II Amer. sl.
1940 — BOY UPSTAIRS a pilot, gunner, or bombardier, when in flight → World War II Amer. sl.
1940 — CHAUFFEUR a pilot → World War II Amer. sl.
1940 — EAGLE a student pilot → World War II Amer. sl.
1940 — EAGLET a young aviator → World War II Amer. sl.
1940 — FLATHATTER a careless pilot → World War II Amer. Navy sl.
1940 — FLY GUY an aviator, esp. a glamorous, heroic, or daring aviator → World War II, usually used ironically
1940 — FLY GUY a US Air Force pilot; any member of the Air Force → World War II Armed Forces usage, now derogatory, implying snobbishness, youth, and cautiousness
1940 — PEA-SHOOTER a fighter pilot or plane → World War II US Army & Air Force usage
1940 — PEELO a pilot → Royal Air Force sl.
1940 — ZOOMIE — ZOOMY during World War II: an aviator → US military usage
1942 — BIRD-BOY an aviator → US sl.
1944 — BUS DRIVER a pilot, esp. the pilot of a military transport aircraft → US sl.
1944 — BUZZ BOY a fighter pilot; a member of an air force; used derisively → Amer. military usage
1946 — METER-READER the co-pilot of an airplane → US Air Force sl., mildly derogatory
.M20 — JOCK a pilot or astronaut → N. Amer.
1950 — GARGOYLE an unkempt pilot → US sl., Korean War usage
1950 — WICK-WILLIE a jet plane pilot → US Air Force sl.
1957 — GEAR-DROPPER an airplane copilot → US sl.
1960 — AIR JOCKEY an airplane pilot; an aircrewman → US military sl.
1960 — SPACE CADET a pilot, usually young, sometimes skilful, but always a show-off → US Air Force
1962 — MAGNET ASS a pilot who seems to attract enemy fire frequently → Amer. military aviation usage
1980 — EAGLE an experienced and expert fighter pilot → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1984 — WING WIPER a pilot; any marine who serves with an aviation unit → US Marines (Bk.)
1986 — WATER-WALKER a fellow aviator whose accomplishments approach the miraculous → US naval aviator usage
2006 — TAILHOOK an aircraft carrier-based pilot → Amer. nautical sl. (Bk.)
VERBS
1941 — GO FOR A BURTON of a pilot: to be killed in an air crash → Brit. services’ sl.
1954 — BUY A PLOT of a pilot or airplane: to crash → Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
1954 — BUY THE SHOP of a pilot or airplane: to crash → Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
1955 — BUY THE FARM of a pilot or airplane: to crash → Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
1956 — BUY A FARM of a pilot or airplane: to crash → Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
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