13
pilot(noun, person, ship, mariner, flier)
12
flier(noun, person, leader, ship, pilot)
11
aeronaut(noun, person, leader, ship, pilot)
11
airman(noun, mariner, aeronaut)
6
flyer(noun, person, leader, ship, pilot)
3
balloonist(noun, mariner, aeronaut)
3
captain(noun, leader, ship, flier, aeronaut)
2
astronaut(noun, mariner, aeronaut)
2
navigator(noun, person, leader, ship, pilot)
2
ace(noun, person, leader, ship, pilot)
2
aviatrix(noun, mariner)
2
birdman(noun, mariner)
2
cloud seeder
2
copilot(noun, ship, pilot, flier, aeronaut)
1
eagle(noun, person, leader, ship, pilot)
1
jockey(noun, person, leader, ship, pilot)
1
astro-navigator(noun, aeronaut)
1
barnstormer(noun, person)
1
bird legs(noun, expression, idiom, person)
1
bush pilot(expression, idiom, mariner)
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