Full record for jump pilot n.
| Definition | one who pilots a spaceship through a jump |
| OED requirements | any evidence 1988 |
| Earliest cite | Lois McMaster Bujold, "Falling Free" |
| Comment | Suggested by Amber Howard. Amber Howard submitted a 1988 cite from Lois McMaster Bujold's "Falling Free" Amber Howard submitted a 2003 cite from Amy Thomson's "Storyteller" Amber Howard submitted a 2007 cite from David Marusek's "Counting Heads" Michael Dolbear submitted a cite from a 1992 reprint of Lois McMaster Bujold's "The Warrior's Apprentice": we would like to confirm this from the 1986 first publication. We would be interested in further cites from other authors of any date: Amber Howard suggested "Grimspace" by Ann Aguirre, and "The Hidden Worlds" or "Cold Minds" by Kristin Landon as likely sources for further cites. |
| Last modified | 24 October, 2010 |
Citations for jump pilot n.
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| 1988 L.M. Bujold Falling Free 22 | Each jump pilot, neurologically wired to his ship to navigate the wavering realities of wormhole space, made two hops a day, inbound to Rodeo with empty pod bundles, and back out again with cargo, followed by a day off; two months on duty followed by a month's unpaid but compulsory gravity leave, usually financially augmented with shuttle duties. |
| 2003 A. Thomson Storyteller 3 | The ancient freighter's Jump pilot had been pushing ships through Jump space for nearly forty years. |
| 2007 D. Marusek Counting Heads 128 | Captain Suzette, I'm pleased to introduce Plankholder Bogdan Kodiak, one of our most promising young jump pilot cadets. |