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desk pilot

desk pilot noun: a serviceman relegated to menial deskwork, often due to poor physical and mental abilities.

Noun

desk pilot (plural desk pilots)

  1. (US) A serviceman relegated to menial deskwork, often due to poor physical and mental abilities.
    • Ever since Sgt. Armstrong got too fat to pass his PT tests, he got promoted to desk pilot.

Forms of desk pilot

pluraldesk pilots

Questions about desk pilot

What does desk pilot mean?
Desk pilot means a serviceman relegated to menial deskwork, often due to poor physical and mental abilities.
What part of speech is desk pilot?
Desk pilot is a noun.
What is the plural of desk pilot?
The plural of desk pilot is desk pilots.

Words near desk pilot in the dictionary

  1. desk organisers
  2. desk organizer
  3. desk organizers
  4. desk pad
  5. desk pads
  6. desk pilot
  7. desk pilots
  8. desk potato
  9. desk potatoes
  10. desk rage
  11. desk rejection

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