hostess

[US]/ˈhəʊstəs/
[UK]/ˈhoʊstəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. female host, flight attendant

Phrases & Collocations

airline hostess

restaurant hostess

gracious hostess

charming hostess

air hostess

Example Sentences

The hostess is very cordial.

The hostess is profuse in her hospitality.

The hostess set a lamp on the table.

the hostess offered us a cup of coffee.

The hostess hospitably entertained her guests.

The hostess iced a bottle of beer.

One of the hostess's duties is to mingle with the guests.

The hostess pressed fish on her guests.

Air hostesses all smile when they serve the passengers.

the hostess fluttered forward to greet her guests.

The hostess greeted her guests with ease.

A hostess in the doorway or a tout in the street will entice a punter with an unmissable offer.

The hostess brought us out a pot full of steaming coffee.

My hostess welcomed me with a practiced smile.

The hostess served refreshments after the tennis matches.

An air hostess announced that the plane had been hijacked.

The hostess averted a confrontation between the two guests with an adroit and diplomatic change of subject.

The duchess, though well-known as a society hostess, conveyed an unmistakably brittle air.

The hostess of the house reluctantly installed the two refugees in a spare room.

The hostess indicated where the guests were to sit in her usual dictatorial manner.

Real-world Examples

If she were taller...she would be an air hostess.

Source: Emma's delicious English

You're looking at the downtown Grill's new hostess.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 6

Miss Waterford was a good hostess, and seeing my embarrassment came up to me.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

Chloe Pendergast would bring the tea set, which was appropriate, since she was the hostess.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

The hostess shows us to a table in the back of the restaurant.

Source: Lucy’s Day in ESL

" The hostess shows" them " to a table in the back of the restaurant."

Source: Lucy’s Day in ESL

So, a hostess is always a woman and host is a man.

Source: Lucy’s Day in ESL

The host and hostess welcomed us warmly.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

So now I'm playing historical society hostess to some writer who's doing this book on small-town Virginia.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 2

The hostess, a very thin lady, came forward.

Source: New Curriculum Standard People's Education Edition High School English (Compulsory 3)

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