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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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And while Earhart may be the most iconic aviatrix, it was Law who paved the way.

From Washington Post Jan. 6, 2019

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

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

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2017

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

From Slate Sep. 14, 2012

Miss Helen Goodrich, who is an aviatrix of note, was arrested in Bremen this morning charged with kidnapping.

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

Dared the Commission flout the honest aviatrices of France ?

From Time Magazine Archive

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