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HOSTESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A woman innkeeper
Classified under:
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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