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aviatrix

American  
[ey-vee-ey-triks] / ˌeɪ viˈeɪ trɪks /
Also aviatress,

noun

  • aviatrices
    plural
  1. a woman who is a pilot; aviator.


Gender

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

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of aviatrix

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

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It is still legally named Bob Hope, after the entertainer, and not, to my perpetual surprise, for the aviatrix who helped to put it on the map, Amelia Earhart.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 13, 2023

On this date in 1929, Lady Mary Heath, a British aviatrix, stopped in Yuma during her aerial tour of the United States.

From Washington Times May 23, 2018

So he proposed a barter exchange with celebrated aviatrix Florence “Pancho” Barnes: He would milk cows and shovel manure on her ranch, and she would give him flying lessons.

From Washington Post Jun. 16, 2015

A line of chatter about a pioneering aviatrix runs through the season opener.

From Slate Sep. 14, 2012

Miss Kathryn Stinson, a lady aviatrix, will fly from Grant Park to the ball park, and just before the battle starts Manager Tinker will be presented with a watch and chain.

From News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories by M. Lyle (Matthew Lyle) Spencer

Dared the Commission flout the honest aviatrices of France ?

From Time Magazine Archive

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