aviatrix

== English == === Etymology === From aviator + -trix. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.vi.eɪ.tɹɪks/ === Noun === aviatrix (plural aviatrices or aviatrixes) (dated) A female aviator. 2018 summary of 2009 film Amelia From the time she first sits in the pilot's seat, aviatrix Amelia Earhart (Hilary Swank) feels destined to achieve great things. ==== Usage notes ==== In common usage, the etymologically-consistent plural form aviatrices is over three times more common than the Anglicised plural form aviatrixes. ==== Synonyms ==== aviatress aviatrice pilotess ==== Hypernyms ==== aviator (male or female) flier, flyer (male or female) pilot (male or female) ==== Coordinate terms ==== aviator (male) ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “aviatrix, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.