copilot

noun

co·​pi·​lot ˈkō-ˌpī-lət 

: a qualified pilot who assists or relieves the pilot but is not in command

Examples of copilot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An employee could query the chat or copilot to get access to colleagues’ email content, potentially exposing personal information, client communications or executive discussions. —Keren Katz, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025

Watch the video above to see the moment a flight instructor asked his girlfriend to be his copilot for life! —Ronnie Li, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025

After all, the implications of a sophisticated A.I. system acting as copilot raise serious questions—such as, will it second-guess or even stop the human pilot from flying if the computer perceives an imminent emergency, which may or may not exist? —Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2025

All six people aboard the plane − a pilot and copilot, two medical personnel, a patient and her mother − died in the crash, authorities said. —John Bacon, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

copilot

noun

co·​pi·​lot ˈkō-ˌpī-lət 

: a pilot who assists the pilot or commander of a flight of an aircraft or spacecraft