Synonyms for fighter pilot
fight·er pi·lot

Princeton's WordNet

1. fighter pilotnoun

   a military or naval pilot of fighter planes

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1. • Combat Pilot
   • Military

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1. Walter Cunningham:

   The only thing I can ever recall doing specifically to become an astronaut, because I looked at it that I had become one of, if not the best, fighter pilot in the world.

2. Pierre Sprey:

   It takes an entire culture to make a fighter pilot, here we go starting these guys off on F-16s, and there is not a chance that in the next 20 years they will be able to fly them effectively.

3. LtGen Adolf Galland, Luftwaffe:

   Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy. Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability. Tie him to a narrow and confined task, rob him of his initiative, and you take away from him the best and most valuable qualities he posses: aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.

4. Timothy Horan:

   It's almost like ... a jet fighter plane that can do mach six or seven versus an automobile, (Jet fighters) can solve problems that an automobile can't, but in most cases, you're not going to use it. And the fighter pilot is still going to need to take a car to the jet.