airwoman

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noun

A woman who flies in an aircraft; a female aviator.

Similar
aviatrixaviatress
OriginMiddle English woman ← Old English wīfmann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
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Meanings

nounairwoman (plural airwomen)

plural airwomen

  1. A woman who flies in an aircraft; a female aviator.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna female who operates an aircraft

Similar
aviatrixaviatress
Broader
aviatoraeronautflierwomanadult female
Also see
aviatressaviatrix

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latināēr
  2. Old Frenchair
  3. Middle Englishaire
  4. Englishair
  5. Proto-Germanic*wībą
  6. Proto-West Germanic*wīb
  7. Old Englishwīf
  8. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  9. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  10. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  11. Old Englishmann
  12. Old Englishwīfmann
  13. Middle Englishwoman
  14. Englishairwoman

From air + -woman.

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Translations

Bulgarian авиа́торка
  • авиа́торка (aviátorka)a female aviator
French aviatrice
  • aviatricea female aviator
Irish baneitleoir
  • baneitleoira female aviator
Portuguese aviadora
  • aviadoraa female aviator
Cite this entry
APA

airwoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airwoman

MLA

“airwoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airwoman. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “airwoman,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airwoman.

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