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pilot fish
noun
a small carangid fish, Naucrates ductor, of tropical and subtropical seas, marked with dark vertical bands: often accompanies sharks and other large fishes
any of various similar or related fishes
Example Sentences
“They’re like pilot fish eating off the back of the shark,” said Jonathan Bush, a founder of Athenahealth, a health technology company that has developed electronic medical records and billing systems.
Then came television and then high-decibel duels on television and then Trump, the shark to Carlson’s pilot fish.
The pilot fish has grown his own mighty jaws, and the ocean’s only a little bit safer.
Then, while Tressa acts like she’s Aimee’s new best friend, Ronan leans over and whispers in my ear, “I feel bad for Brandy. She reminds me of a pilot fish.”
If Frieze is the shark, they’re the pilot fish.
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