hostess

host·ess  (hsts)

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.

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hostess [ˈhəʊstɪs]

n

1. a woman acting as host

2. a woman who receives and entertains patrons of a club, restaurant, etc.

3. (Engineering / Aeronautics) See air hostess

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hostess - a woman host                         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
	2.	hostess - a woman innkeeper innkeeper, boniface, host - the owner or manager of an inn
	3.	hostess - a woman steward on an airplane       air hostess, stewardess flight attendant, steward - an attendant on an airplane

Translations

hostess [ˈhəʊstes] N → huéspeda f, anfitriona f; (in night club) → azafata f (Aer) → azafata f

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hostess [ˈhəʊstəs] n

[guest] → hôtesse f

(= flight attendant) → hôtesse f de l'air

(in nightclub) → entraîneuse f
hostess trolley n (British) → table f roulante chauffante
host family n [foreign student] → famille f d'accueil

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hostess

n

(person) → Gastgeberin f; (in own home) → Hausherrin f, → Gastgeberin f; to be or play hostess to somebody → jds Gastgeberin sein; (in own home also) → jdn zu Besuch or Gast haben

(in hotel etc) → Wirtin f

(in nightclub) → Hostess f

(= air hostess) → Stewardess f; (at exhibition etc) → Hostess f

(on TV programme etc) → Gastgeberin f

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hostess [ˈhəʊstɛs] n → ospite f (Aer) → hostess f inv; (in nightclub) → entraîneuse f inv

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hostess [ˈhəʊstɛs] n → ospite f (Aer) → hostess f inv; (in nightclub) → entraîneuse f inv

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hostess host