frontseater

== English == === Etymology === From front seat +‎ -er. === Noun === frontseater (plural frontseaters) Someone who occupies a seat near the front of something. (USAF, specifically) In a plane with two cockpits: the pilot controlling the aircraft (even though both seats are equally to the front). ==== Coordinate terms ==== === References === “frontseater, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.