copilot
noun
co·pi·lot
ˈkō-ˌpī-lət 
: a qualified pilot who assists or relieves the pilot but is not in command
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Already bots are handling basic queries from customers, allowing human operators—often working with an AI copilot—to focus on trickier problems.
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Gary Rivlin, Time, 4 June 2025
With your second house of indulgence and third house of short trips being activated this summer, this bag will be the ultimate copilot for your spontaneous errands and shopping adventures!
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 29 May 2025
The premise for the second season of his HBO series The Rehearsal is that poor communication between copilots and airplane captains leads to crashes.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2025
The copilot apparently had a previously undetected neurological condition, which caused the episode.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 19 May 2025
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Gary Rivlin, Time, 4 June 2025
With your second house of indulgence and third house of short trips being activated this summer, this bag will be the ultimate copilot for your spontaneous errands and shopping adventures!
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 29 May 2025
The premise for the second season of his HBO series The Rehearsal is that poor communication between copilots and airplane captains leads to crashes.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2025
The copilot apparently had a previously undetected neurological condition, which caused the episode.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 19 May 2025
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“Copilot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copilot. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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copilot
noun
co·pi·lot
ˈkō-ˌpī-lət
: a pilot who assists the pilot or commander of a flight of an aircraft or spacecraft
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