操縦士(そうじゅうし)

そうじゅうし
noun
pilot; operator (of aircraft or machinery)
1. pilot; operator (of aircraft or machinery)
A person qualified to operate aircraft, helicopters, or other complex machinery. The formal, official term for a pilot.
操縦士(そうじゅうし)の免許(めんきょ)を取(と)る。
To get a pilot's license.
彼(かれ)は民間(みんかん)航空(こうくう)の操縦士(そうじゅうし)だ。
He is a commercial airline pilot.
経験(けいけん)豊富(ほうふ)な操縦士(そうじゅうし)が緊急(きんきゅう)着陸(ちゃくりく)を成功(せいこう)させた。
An experienced pilot successfully made an emergency landing.

A compound of 操縦(そうじゅう) (operation, piloting) and 士(し) (professional, person with a qualification). This is the formal, official designation used in regulations and licenses.

USAGE:
In everyday conversation, パイロット is far more common. 操縦士(そうじゅうし) appears in official documents, job titles, aviation regulations, and news reports. The full official title for airline pilots is 航空(こうくう)機(き)操縦士(そうじゅうし).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 操縦士(そうじゅうし)の免許(めんきょ) — pilot's license
  • 操縦士(そうじゅうし)の資格(しかく) — pilot qualification
  • 副(ふく)操縦士(そうじゅうし) — co-pilot
  • 機長(きちょう)と操縦士(そうじゅうし) — captain and pilot

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • パイロット — pilot; the most common everyday term
  • 機長(きちょう) — captain (of an aircraft); the senior pilot in command
  • 運転士(うんてんし) — driver, operator; used for trains and buses, not aircraft
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