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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who guides aircraft, ship, or other vehicle |
| Synonyms: | ace*, aerialist, aeronaut, aviator, bellwether, captain, conductor, coxswain, dean, director, doyen/doyenne, eagle, flier, flyer, guide, helmsperson, jockey, lead, leader, navigator, one at the controls, one at the wheel, scout*, steerer, steersperson, wheelperson |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aviator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who flies aircraft |
| Synonyms: | ace, aeronaut, airperson, barnstormer, bird legs, eagle, flier, hotshot, jockey, navigator, pilot |
| Main Entry: | captain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chief of vehicle, effort |
| Synonyms: | CEO, CFO, authority, boss, cap, chieftain, commander, director, exec, executive, four-striper, guide, head, head honcho, higher up, leader, master, mistress, number one, officer, operator, owner, pilot, royalty, skip*, skipper, top dog, top* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dean |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leader of institution |
| Synonyms: | administrator, authority, dignitary, doyen, ecclesiastic, guide, lead, legislator, pilot, president, principal, professor, senior, tack |
| Antonyms: | pupil, student |
| Main Entry: | flyer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who navigates an aircraft |
| Synonyms: | ace*, air person, aviator, flier, jet, navigator, pilot |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | guide |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something that or someone who leads |
| Synonyms: | adviser, attendant, captain, chaperon, cicerone, conductor, controller, convoy, counselor, criterion, design, director, docent, escort, example, exemplar, exhibitor, genie, genius, guiding spirit, guru, ideal, inspiration, lead, leader, lodestar, mentor, model, monitor, paradigm, pathfinder, pattern, pilot, pioneer, rudder, scout, standard, superintendent, teacher, usher, vanguard |
| Main Entry: | lead |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | first place, supremacy |
| Synonyms: | advance, advantage, ahead, bulge, cutting edge*, direction, edge, example, facade, front rank, guidance, head, heavy, leadership, margin, model, over, pilot, point, precedence, primacy, principal, priority, protagonist, spark, star, start, title role, top, top spot, vanguard |
| Antonyms: | last |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | leader |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who guides |
| Synonyms: | boss, captain, chief, chieftain, commander, conductor, controller, counsellor, dean, dignitary, director, doyen, eminence, exec, forerunner, general, governor, guide, harbinger, head, herald, lead, lion*, luminary, manager, mistress, notability, notable, officer, pacesetter, pilot, pioneer, precursor, president, principal, rector, ringleader, ruler, shepherd, skipper, superintendent, superior |
| Antonyms: | follower |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | navigator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | course plotter |
| Synonyms: | helmsman, pilot, steersman, wheelman |
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