"desk pilot" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: desk pilots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} desk pilot (plural desk pilots)
  1. (US, military) A serviceman relegated to menial deskwork, often due to poor physical and mental abilities. Tags: US Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-desk_pilot-en-noun-c647fiyE Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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