different between aviatrix vs flyer

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

Alternative forms

• flier (American), except in the sense of “leaflet”

Etymology

fly +? -er.With regard to the sense "female kangaroo": because of the high speed at which they move.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a??(?)

Noun

flyer (plural flyers)

1. That which flies, as a bird or insect.
2. A machine that flies.
3. (dated) An airplane pilot.

   Synonyms: aviator, aviatrix

4. A person who travels by airplane.
5. A leaflet, often for advertising.

   Synonyms: circular, leaflet

   Coordinate terms: booklet, brochure, catalogue, pamphlet

6. The part of a spinning machine that twists the thread as it takes it to and winds it on the bobbin
7. (architecture) An arch that connects a flying buttress into the structure it supports.
8. (acrobatics, cheerleading, synchronized swimming) The person who is lifted and/or thrown by another person or persons.

   Coordinate term: base

9. (firearms) A stray shot away from the group on a target.
10. A standard rectangular step of a staircase (as opposed to a winder).
11. A female kangaroo; a roo; a doe; a jill.
12. A leap or jump.
13. A risky investment or other venture.
14. (informal) A fast-moving person or thing.

Derived terms

• frequent flyer
• take a flyer

Translations

Verb

flyer (third-person singular simple present flyers, present participle flyering, simple past and past participle flyered)

1. (intransitive) To distribute flyers (leaflets).
2. (transitive) To distribute flyers in (a location) or to (recipients)

Further reading

• flyer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• refly

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English flyer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fla.jœ?/

Noun

flyer m (plural flyers)

1. flyer (leaflet)

Synonyms

• affiche
• affichette