Meaning

5 senses
  1. A female host.

    The host and hostess greeted their guests at the door.

    Gastgeberin, Wirtin

    хозя́йкаxozjájka

    господи́няhospodýnja, господа́ркаhospodárka, хазя́йкаxazjájka

    a woman host

  2. A female innkeeper.

    Wirtin

    хозя́йкаxozjájka

    господи́няhospodýnja, господа́ркаhospodárka, хазя́йкаxazjájka

    a woman innkeeper

  3. Stewardess: a woman steward on an airplane.

    Stewardess, Stewardeß, Flugbegleiterin

    стюарде́ссаstjuardɛ́ssa, стюарде́ссаstjuardéssa, бортпроводни́цаbortprovodníca

    стюарде́саstjuardésa, бортпровідни́цяbortprovidnýcja

    a woman steward on an airplane

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

  5. (Philippines)A female prostitute.

    Hostess

    хо́стессxóstɛss, хо́стесxóstɛs

    пла́тна партне́ркаplátna partnérka

Examples

19 sentences
  1. Let's drink to our charming hostess!

    Випиймо за нашу чарівну господиню! — aandrusiak

    ruВыпьем за нашу очаровательную хозяйку! — marafon

  2. He married an air hostess.

    Він одружився зі стюардесою. — ChickenKiev

    ruОн женился на стюардессе. — shanghainese

    deEr hat eine Stewardess geheiratet. — Dejo

  3. A beautiful hostess waited on us.

  4. The hostess treated us very well.

  5. He's married to an air hostess.

    deEr ist mit einer Flugbegleiterin verheiratet. — MUIRIEL

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
female host:
stewardess:
bargirl (a female companion):
Русский
By meaning 3
female host:
stewardess:
bargirl (a female companion):
Deutsch
By meaning 3
female host:
stewardess:
bargirl (a female companion):

Origin

From Middle English hostesse, from Middle French hostesse, from Old French ostesce, made u

From Middle English hostesse, from Middle French hostesse, from Old French ostesce, made up of oste (“host”) + -esce (“feminine marker”).

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