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host⋅ess

  [hoh-stis]
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–noun
1. a woman who receives and entertains guests in her own home or elsewhere.
2. a woman employed in a restaurant or place of amusement to receive, seat, or assist patrons.
3. a woman who acts as master of ceremonies, moderator, or interviewer for a television or radio program; host.
4. 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.
5. a woman who manages a resort or hotel or who directs its social activities.
6. taxi dancer.
–verb (used with object)
7. to be the hostess at (a reception, dinner, etc.): She will hostess a shower for the new bride.
8. to act as hostess at, to, or for: She volunteered to hostess the garden club next season.
–verb (used without object)
9. to perform the duties or functions of a hostess.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME (h)ostesse < OF. See host 1 , -ess

Related forms:
hostess-ship, noun

Usage note:
See -ess.
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host·ess   (hō'stĭs)   
n.  
  1. A woman who receives or entertains guests in a social or official capacity.
  2. A woman who manages an inn or hotel.
  3. A woman who is the emcee or interviewer on a radio or television program.
  4. A woman who is employed to greet and assist patrons, as in a restaurant.
  5. A woman who is employed to dance with customers in a dance hall or nightclub. See Usage Note at -ess.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Hostess

Host"ess\, n. [OE. hostesse, ostesse. See Host a landlord.]

1. A female host; a woman who hospitably entertains guests at her house. --Shak.

2. A woman who entertains guests for compensation; a female innkeeper. --Shak.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : hostess
Spanish: azafata de avión,
German: die Stewardess,
Japanese: スチュワーデス
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