hostess
A female hostA female host.
» Let's drink to our charming hostess!
Выпьем за нашу очаровательную хозяйку! — marafon
Випиймо за нашу чарівну господиню! — aandrusiak
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5 sensesA female host.
The host and hostess greeted their guests at the door.
Gastgeberin, Wirtin
хозя́йкаxozjájka
господи́няhospodýnja, господа́ркаhospodárka, хазя́йкаxazjájka
a woman host
A female innkeeper.
Wirtin
хозя́йкаxozjájka
господи́няhospodýnja, господа́ркаhospodárka, хазя́йкаxazjájka
a woman innkeeper
Stewardess: a woman steward on an airplane.
Stewardess, Stewardeß, Flugbegleiterin
стюарде́ссаstjuardɛ́ssa, стюарде́ссаstjuardéssa, бортпроводни́цаbortprovodníca
стюарде́саstjuardésa, бортпровідни́цяbortprovidnýcja
a woman steward on an airplane
A bar hostess or bargirl; a paid female companion offering conversation and in some cases sex.
(Philippines)A female prostitute.
Hostess
хо́стессxóstɛss, хо́стесxóstɛs
пла́тна партне́ркаplátna partnérka
Examples
19 sentencesLet's drink to our charming hostess!
Випиймо за нашу чарівну господиню! — aandrusiak
ruВыпьем за нашу очаровательную хозяйку! — marafon
He married an air hostess.
Він одружився зі стюардесою. — ChickenKiev
ruОн женился на стюардессе. — shanghainese
deEr hat eine Stewardess geheiratet. — Dejo
A beautiful hostess waited on us.
The hostess treated us very well.
He's married to an air hostess.
deEr ist mit einer Flugbegleiterin verheiratet. — MUIRIEL
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English hostesse, from Middle French hostesse, from Old French ostesce, made uFrom Middle English hostesse, from Middle French hostesse, from Old French ostesce, made up of oste (“host”) + -esce (“feminine marker”).
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Forms
plural: hostessesSynonyms
3 synonyms- a woman steward on an airplane:stewardessair hostess
Word family
10 related wordsSee also
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