Aviatrix
a woman who is a pilot; aviator.
contemporary examples
tiny, pretty, and daring, coleman merited frequent comparison to her white contemporary “aviatrix,” amelia earhart.
red tails overlooks the story of america’s first black pilots marc wortman january 15, 2012
historical examples
the aviatrix sat looking on through all this tumult with a happy smile.
the motor girls in the mountains margaret penrose
miss helen goodrich, who is an aviatrix of note, was arrested in bremen this morning charged with kidnapping.
news writing m. lyle spencer
miss helen goodrich, an aviatrix of note, was arrested in bremen this morning charged with kidnapping.
news writing m. lyle spencer
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