hostess
Meanings
Noun
- A female host.
- A female innkeeper.
- Stewardess: a woman steward on an airplane.
- A bar hostess or bargirl; a paid female companion offering conversation and in some cases sex.
Verb
- To host, as a woman.
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Origin
- From Middle English hostesse, from Middle French hostesse, from Old French ostesce, made up of oste + -esce.
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