From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishco-pilotˈco-ˌpi‧lot noun [countable] TTAa pilot who shares the control of an aircraft with the main pilot
Examples from the Corpus
co-pilot• Two men in blue came out of the plane - the pilot and co-pilot.• The two injured Marines were the pilot and co-pilot of the Sea Knight.• He and his co-pilot settled down in the darkness for the long flight in the cramped cockpit.• His co-pilot did not say a word.• His co-pilot made an emergency landing at Southampton.• The pilot and the co-pilot were still trapped in their seats.• The pilot is caught in the crossfire; the co-pilot gets his neck broken just sitting in the cockpit.• At his side was co-pilot Lisa Netsch of Sunset Beach. 