hostess

2 definitions found

hostess - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hostess \Host"ess\, n. [OE. hostesse, ostesse. See Host a
     landlord.]
     1. A female host; a woman who hospitably entertains guests at
        her house. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A woman who entertains guests for compensation; a female
        innkeeper. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

hostess - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hostess
      n 1: a woman host
      2: a woman innkeeper
      3: a woman steward on an airplane [syn: stewardess, air   hostess
         , hostess]