- aviator (n.)
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[aviator 词源字典] - "aircraft pilot," 1887, from French aviateur, from Latin avis (see aviary) + -ateur. Also used c. 1891 in a sense of "aircraft." Feminine form aviatrix is from 1927; earlier aviatrice (1910), aviatress (1911).[aviator etymology, aviator origin, 英语词源]