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pilot

/ˈpaɪlət/PIGH-luht
/ˈpaɪlət/PIGH-luht

Meaninga steersman

Common meaning: someone who steers ships into harbour

Journey through time

  1. Dutchpiloot‘a pilot’source
  2. Frenchpilotesource
  3. Early English spellingpylotsource
  4. Englishpilot‘someone who steers ships into harbour’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Dutch piloot ‘a steersman’.

Roots

  • piloot Dutch “a steersman”

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