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HOSTESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A woman innkeeper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hostess" is a kind of...):

boniface; host; innkeeper (the owner or manager of an inn)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A woman host

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hostess" is a kind of...):

host (a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A woman steward on an airplane

Synonyms:

air hostess; hostess; stewardess

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hostess" is a kind of...):

flight attendant; steward (an attendant on an airplane)

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