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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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The special “Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence” revisits the still-fascinating 1937 disappearance of the legendary aviatrix.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2017

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

From Washington Times May 24, 2017

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

I see Lady Edith becoming a barnstorming aviatrix, but perhaps that’s for Season 4.

From Slate Feb. 21, 2012

And yet—this little madcap aviatrix disclosed a winning directness and simplicity which charmed and surprised him.

From Madcap by George Gibbs

Dared the Commission flout the honest aviatrices of France ?

From Time Magazine Archive

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