aviator vs copilot

aviator

noun
  • An aircraft pilot. The use of the word may imply claims of superior airmanship, as in navy aviator vs. air force pilot. 

copilot

noun
  • A backup or assistant pilot of an aircraft. 

verb
  • To serve as relief or assistant pilot. 

How often have the words aviator and copilot occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )