hostess
pronunciation
How to pronounce hostess in British English:
UK [ˈhəʊstəs]
How to pronounce hostess in American English:
US [ˈhoʊstəs]
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- Noun:
- a woman host
- a woman innkeeper
- a woman steward on an airplane
Word Origin
- hostess (n.)
- late 13c., "woman who keeps an inn or public hotel," from host (n.1) + -ess, or from Old French hostesse (Modern French hôtesse). Meaning "woman who presides at a dinner party, etc." recorded by 1822. Also used mid-20c. in sense "female who entertains customers in nightclubs," with overtones of prostitution.
Example
- 1. " Let 's have some dancing , " said my hostess .
- 2. The hostess : no , it 's not my size and I 'm afraid , black is not my colour to be honest .
- 3. When tea was served , the hostess would ask : " are you a friend of the planter ? "
- 4. Even hostess bars have adapted to japanese tastes , bringing in the open-plan lounges and no-tipping policy that night-on-the-town japanese salarymen prefer .
- 5. " First lady " is an unofficial title bestowed on the hostess of the white house .