Originally Posted by
Economics101
The feminine form of the noun "Aviator" is "Aviatrix".
That should settle this woke nonsense. Mind you, some of them think that grammar is some sort of fascist construct.
I am not sure that is right.
Etymologygeek suggests the word aviator comes from the French
aviateur. If so,
aviatress and
aviatrice have historic precedence
https://etymologeek.com/eng/aviator
https://etymology.enacademic.com/6263/aviator
Anyway if you want a gender free term, what is wrong with
aeronaut?