hostess.
A female host.
Meaning & usage
A female host.
The host and hostess greeted their guests at the door.
A female innkeeper.
Stewardess: a woman steward on an airplane.
A bar hostess or bargirl; a paid female companion offering conversation and in some cases sex.
A female prostitute.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English hostesse, from Middle French hostesse, from Old French ostesce, made up of oste (“host”) + -esce (“feminine marker”).
To host, as a woman.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English hostesse, from Middle French hostesse, from Old French ostesce, made up of oste (“host”) + -esce (“feminine marker”).
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