FIGHTER PILOT Definition & Meaning

fighter pilot

[fahy-ter pahy-luht]

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noun

Military.

a pilot trained to fly aircraft classified as fighters and to engage in aerial combat.
The last surviving member of this celebrated squadron of fighter pilots has died, at age 92.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of fighter pilot¹

First recorded in 1935–40

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A former fighter pilot, journalist and spy, many of his books were based on his own experience.

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A former fighter pilot, he became a performance and mentality coach.

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That same year, Paramount Pictures released an early trailer for “Top Gun: Maverick,” with a slight wardrobe change for Tom Cruise’s famed fighter pilot.

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Top Gun was a breakthrough for Kilmer, who played Iceman, the rival to Cruise's hotshot Maverick at the US Navy's academy for elite fighter pilots.

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Iceman the fighter pilot left viewers swooning, but the part also underscored his power to carry a movie, even when he wasn’t billed as its lead.

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fighter-interceptor fight fire with fire

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