HOSTESS

hostess

(noun) a woman innkeeper

hostess

(noun) a woman host

stewardess, air hostess, hostess

(noun) a woman steward on an airplane

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

hostess

A female host.

A female innkeeper.

Stewardess: a woman steward on an airplane.

A bar hostess or bargirl; a paid female companion offering conversation and in some cases sex.

Synonyms

• hostress (dated)

Verb

hostess (third-person singular simple present hostesses, present participle hostessing, simple past and past participle hostessed)

To host, as a woman.

Source: Wiktionary

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Host"ess, n. Etym: [OE. hostesse, ostesse. See Host a landlord.]

1. A female host; a woman who hospitably entertains guests at her house. Shak.

2. A woman who entertains guests for compensation; a female innkeeper. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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