to hostess

Examples

• All

• She was waitressing and hostessing, the sorts of jobs a chivalrous mountain boy dreams of rescuing a princess from.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Her husband Edward was a career Naval Airman, and she'd roped me in to a hostessing a canteen dance for a group of boys going to Korea.

  To the New Girl (2020)

• I got a gig hosting a program called Smile for CBBC or BBC on every Sunday.

• And I want to thank Radcliffe and Liz Cohen again for hosting this event and thank you very much.

• Three months before, Hadley's mother had been moved up from waitress to hostess at the Sheldrake Inn.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Well, the first time we met, it was at an Oscar party that I was hosting and she sat at the table with me and my mom and my stepdad.

• Starting with, most importantly, I want to thank the Senator on Halstead for hosting us today for this report and thank all of you for being here.

• Every Saturday night, she hostess at a popular restaurant, ensuring all guests feel welcome.

• He enjoyed hostessing events, greeting guests and showing them to their tables.

• After completing her training, she began hostessing at a local café, assisting customers with their choices.

Synonyms

H

to host

vsto hostess

466 2.1

To welcome and look after guests at your home or event

specifies the person is female while doing the same welcoming role

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

How Welcoming

to entertain

226 2.0

to hostess

1 5.7

to welcome

583 1.0

to greet

248 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology