test pilot


noun

a pilot employed to test-fly newly-built aircraft.

Origin of test pilot

First recorded in 1925–30

Example sentences from the Web for test pilot

  • As near as I could make out, he was a test-pilot, or something like it, for a small experimental aircraft plant near the city.

    Exile from Space |Judith Merril

British Dictionary definitions for test pilot

test pilot

noun

a pilot who flies aircraft of new design to test their performance in the air