aviatrix

[ ey-vee-ey-triks ]

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noun,plural a·vi·a·tri·ces [ey-vee-ey-truh-seez]. /ˌeɪ viˈeɪ trəˌsiz/.

a woman who is a pilot; aviator.

Origin of aviatrix

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First recorded in 1925–30; aviat(or) + -trix

Also a·vi·a·tress, a·vi·a·trice [ey-vee-ey-tris]. /ˈeɪ viˌeɪ trɪs/.

usage note For aviatrix

What's the difference between aviatrix and aviator? See -trix.

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How to use aviatrix in a sentence

In them days to be an aeronauter was not the same as to be an aviatress is now.
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