different between aviatrix vs aviator

English

Etymology

aviator +? -trix

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?e?.vi.e?.t??ks/

Noun

aviatrix (plural aviatrices or aviatrixes)

1. (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

English

Etymology

From French aviateur

Noun

aviator (plural aviators, feminine aviatress or aviatrix)

1. An aircraft pilot. The use of the word may imply claims of superior airmanship, as in navy aviator vs. air force pilot.
2. (obsolete) An experimenter in aviation.
3. (obsolete) A flying machine.

Synonyms

• flier, flyer

Hyponyms

• aviatrix (specifically female)

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French aviateur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.vi.a?tor/

Noun

aviator m (plural aviatori, feminine equivalent aviatoare)

1. aviator

Declension

Synonyms

• zbur?tor

Derived terms

• femeie-aviator

Related terms

• aviatic
• avia?ie

References

• aviator in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)