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Hostess

/ˈhəʊstəs/

A female host.

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📖 Definitions of "Hostess"

noun

1
A female host.
"The host and hostess greeted their guests at the door."
2
A female innkeeper.
3
Stewardess: a woman steward on an airplane.
4
A bar hostess or bargirl; a paid female companion offering conversation and in some cases sex.

verb

1
To host, as a woman.

🔄 Synonyms of "Hostess"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
stewardessnoun	A female flight attendant (a member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers).
air hostessnoun	(UK, aviation) A female flight attendant; a stewardess.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hostess"

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Word	Definition
stewardessnoun	A female flight attendant (a member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers).
air hostessnoun	(UK, aviation) A female flight attendant; a stewardess.
barmaidnoun	A woman who serves in a bar. [from 18th c.]
waitressnoun	A female attendant who serves customers in a restaurant, café, or similar.
housewifenoun	(plural "housewives") A woman whose main employment is homemaking, maintaining the upkeep of her home and tending to household affairs; often, such a woman whose sole [unpaid] employment is homemaking.
mistressnoun	The other woman in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations.
homemakernoun	(US, Australia) A person who maintains the administration and upkeep of his or her residence, especially one who is not employed outside the home; one who runs the household.
housekeepernoun	Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home, typically by managing domestic servants or superintending household management; also someone with equivalent duties in a hotel, institution etc.
brothelnoun	A house of prostitution.
escortnoun	An accompanying person in a social gathering, etc.
hostnoun	One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.
moderatornoun	(Internet) A person who enforces the rules of a discussion forum by deleting posts, banning users, etc.
blacknoun	(countable and uncountable) The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
bartendernoun	One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar. [from 19th c.]
cupcakenoun	A small cake baked in a usually paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top.
marynoun	(religion) The mother of Jesus, believed in Christianity and Islam to have been a virgin at his birth, and believed by some Christians to have been born herself without sin, to have ascended to Heaven without death, and to act as a sympathetic intermediary for believers.
cupcakesnoun	A small cake baked in a usually paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top.
flight attendantnoun	A member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers.
entertainernoun	A person who entertains others, esp. as a profession, as a singer, actor, presenter, dancer, musician, magician, comedian, etc.
landladynoun	A female landlord.