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hostess
[hoh-stis]
noun
a woman who receives and entertains guests in her own home or elsewhere.
a woman employed in a restaurant or place of amusement to receive, seat, or assist patrons.
a woman who acts as master of ceremonies, moderator, or interviewer for a television or radio program; host.
a woman employed by an airline, railroad, bus company, etc., to see that passengers are comfortable throughout a trip, usually receiving and seating them, and sometimes serving them refreshments.
a woman who manages a resort or hotel or who directs its social activities.
verb (used with object)
to be the hostess at (a reception, dinner, etc.).
She will hostess a shower for the new bride.
to act as hostess at, to, or for.
She volunteered to hostess the garden club next season.
verb (used without object)
to perform the duties or functions of a hostess.
hostess
/ ˈəʊɪ /
noun
a woman acting as host
a woman who receives and entertains patrons of a club, restaurant, etc
See air hostess
Gender Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- hostess-ship noun
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
"I saw people dying in front of my eyes - the air hostesses, and two people I saw near me," he said.
Thompson pursued a counternarrative, describing the spectacle of nightclub hostesses bringing out bottles.
“Brad Pitt probably has to stay sequestered in a tower in a castle somewhere — it becomes no fun at all,” said Cassandra Peterson, the actor better known as the macabre movie hostess Elvira.
I’m a good hostess who labels her food even where there’s no drugs to be had, so this oversight was completely appalling to me.
With the help of a hostess, he lugs a speaker outside.
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