hostess

Examples

• All

• MRS. GUTMAN: I was a hostess for Braniff Airlines.

  Intolerable Cruelty (2003)

• While Stig works for Air India as an air-hostess.

  The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)

• Can you reach the hostess call button?

  The Great Muppet Caper (1981)

• I ran into the ship's hostess, and she said they were organizing groups.

  Now, Voyager (1942)

• Then, when at the Milwaukee airport, we were mounting the stairs of the Northwest Airlines terminal together for the hop over to Chicago to get our plane to San Francisco, the hostess at the top of the stairs took one look at my name on the ticket, squealed "Michael!" and threw her arms around me for a big embrace.

  Academic text (2014)

• When we boarded the flight, the hostess greeted us with a warm smile.

• The hostess demonstrated the safety procedures before takeoff.

• I appreciated how the hostess quickly attended to my needs during the flight.

Synonyms

A

attendant

vshostess

136 2.8

A person who serves or helps people in a public place

is specifically the female aircraft-serving role rather than general service jobs

F

flight attendant

vshostess

83 3.2

A person who looks after passengers on an airplane and keeps them safe and comfortable

is the female dated term rather than the neutral modern job title

S

stewardess

vshostess

• Archaic

62 4.6

A woman who works on an airplane and looks after passengers

is the same sense but is a less common dated variant

S

steward

vshostess

• UK

13 3.8

A person who serves and looks after passengers on a ship or plane

is specific to a woman serving on aircraft rather than broader ship service

A

air hostess

vshostess

• Archaic

1 2.2

A woman who looks after passengers on a plane

is the same idea but is an older, less common word

T

trolley dolly

vshostess

• Offensive

9.8

An informal word for a person who serves food and drinks on a plane

is the general neutral female term for that role rather than slang

A

air host

vshostess

• Archaic

4.2

A man who helps passengers on a plane and keeps them safe and comfortable

is the female dated word rather than the male form

C

crewwoman

vshostess

4.8

A woman who works with others on a ship, plane, or film set

is specific to caring for passengers on aircraft not any crew position

A

aircrew member

vshostess

3.4

A person who works on a plane during a flight

is the passenger-serving female job not the broader aircraft operational staff

Idioms

H

hostess with the mostest

• Informal

1 8.2

A woman who is very good at hosting parties and making guests feel welcome

Compounds

A

air hostess

• Archaic

1 2.2

A woman who looks after passengers on a plane

H

hostess bar

• NSFW

1 8.4

A bar where women talk with and serve drinks to customers

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology