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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhoʊstɪs/ [General-American], /ˈhəʊstəs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-hostess.ogg Forms: hostesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English hostesse, from Middle French hostesse, from Old French ostesce, made up of oste (“host”) + -esce (“feminine marker”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hostesse}} Middle English hostesse, {{der|en|frm|hostesse}} Middle French hostesse, {{der|en|fro|ostesce}} Old French ostesce Head templates: {{en-noun}} hostess (plural hostesses)
  1. A female host. Categories (topical): Female people Translations (female host): gasvrou (Afrikaans), տանտիրուհի (tantiruhi) (Armenian), მასპიჼძელ (masṗĩʒel) (Bats), домакиня (domakinja) [feminine] (Bulgarian), хазайка (hazajka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), amfitriona [feminine] (Catalan), 女主人 (nǚzhǔrén) (Chinese Mandarin), hostitelka [feminine] (Czech), værtinde [common-gender] (Danish), gastigantino (Esperanto), emäntä (Finnish), hôtesse [feminine] (French), maîtresse de maison (French), მასპინძელი (masṗinʒeli) (Georgian), Gastgeberin [feminine] (German), Wirtin [feminine] (German), banóstach [masculine] (Irish), 여주인 (yeoju'in) (Korean), hospita [feminine] (Latin), მენძელი (menʒeli) (Mingrelian), vertinne [feminine] (Norwegian), gospodyni [feminine] (Polish), anfitriã [feminine] (Portuguese), anfitrioa [feminine] (Portuguese), хозя́йка (xozjájka) [feminine] (Russian), anfitriona [feminine] (Spanish), მა̈სძელ (mäsʒel) (Svan), värdinna [common-gender] (Swedish), господиня (hospodynja) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-hostess-en-noun-y46By0Zw Disambiguation of Female people: 28 28 20 21 2 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ess (female) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ess (female): 31 31 7 28 2 Disambiguation of 'female host': 64 21 2 13
  2. A female innkeeper. Categories (topical): Female people Translations (female innkeeper): πανδοκεύτρια (pandokeútria) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), ханджийка (handžijka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), hostalera [feminine] (Catalan), hostitelka [feminine] (Czech), værtinde [common-gender] (Danish), emäntä (Finnish), Wirtin [feminine] (German), karczmarka [feminine] (Polish), oberżystka [feminine] (Polish), szynkarka [feminine] (Polish), хозя́йка (xozjájka) [feminine] (Russian), värdinna [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-hostess-en-noun-CHyGk8L8 Disambiguation of Female people: 28 28 20 21 2 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ess (female) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ess (female): 31 31 7 28 2 Disambiguation of 'female innkeeper': 21 65 2 13
  3. Stewardess: a woman steward on an airplane. Categories (topical): Female people Translations (stewardess): стюардеса (stjuardesa) [feminine] (Bulgarian), hostessa [feminine] (Catalan), letuška [feminine] (Czech), stevardino (Esperanto), lentoemäntä (Finnish), hôtesse de l’air [feminine] (French), Stewardess [feminine] (German), Flugbegleiterin [bureaucratese, feminine] [officialese, government] (German), stewardesa [feminine] (Polish), stewardessa [feminine] (Polish), aeromoça [feminine] (Portuguese), comissária de bordo [feminine] (Portuguese), comissária de voo [feminine] (Portuguese), стюарде́сса (stjuardɛ́ssa) [feminine] (Russian), стюарде́сса (stjuardéssa) [feminine] (Russian), azafata (Spanish), aeromoza [Latin-America, feminine] (Spanish), flygvärdinna [common-gender] (Swedish), hostes (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-hostess-en-noun-pPc0f25R Disambiguation of Female people: 28 28 20 21 2 Disambiguation of 'stewardess': 8 8 76 8
  4. A bar hostess or bargirl; a paid female companion offering conversation and in some cases sex. Categories (topical): Female people, Host industry, Occupations
    Sense id: en-hostess-en-noun-3LJfe9dS Disambiguation of Female people: 28 28 20 21 2 Disambiguation of Host industry: 19 2 10 53 15 Disambiguation of Occupations: 7 2 34 52 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess (female), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bats translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Mingrelian translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Svan translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 16 74 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ess (female): 31 31 7 28 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 4 11 67 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 4 9 74 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 7 80 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 4 4 18 68 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 9 9 15 60 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 4 4 21 66 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bats translations: 4 4 11 67 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 4 4 16 68 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 4 4 16 68 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 3 3 35 54 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 3 3 14 77 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 4 4 8 75 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 4 16 68 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 3 11 69 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 4 4 22 65 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 5 9 73 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 4 4 20 65 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 4 4 9 75 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 4 4 16 68 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 4 4 9 75 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 4 4 12 71 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Mingrelian translations: 4 4 12 72 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 4 4 16 68 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 4 4 17 64 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 4 4 17 69 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 4 9 75 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 3 8 76 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Svan translations: 5 5 11 72 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 3 3 16 70 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 3 3 16 70 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 4 4 16 68 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hostress [dated] Derived forms: air hostess, airline hostess, dance hostess, hostess bar, hostess dress, hostess gown, hostess-ship, hostess trolley, hostess with the mostess, hostess with the mostest Translations (bargirl (a female companion)): Hostess [feminine] (German), ホステス (hosutesu) (Japanese), イベントコンパニオン (ibentokonpanion) (english: event compagnon) (Japanese), 호스티스 (hoseutiseu) (Korean), 도우미 (doumi) (Korean), хо́стесс (xóstɛss) [feminine] (Russian), хо́стес (xóstɛs) [feminine] (Russian), konsomatris (Turkish), пла́тна партне́рка (plátna partnérka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'bargirl (a female companion)': 35 35 3 27

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈhoʊstɪs/ [General-American], /ˈhəʊstəs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-hostess.ogg Forms: hostesses [present, singular, third-person], hostessing [participle, present], hostessed [participle, past], hostessed [past]
Etymology: From Middle English hostesse, from Middle French hostesse, from Old French ostesce, made up of oste (“host”) + -esce (“feminine marker”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hostesse}} Middle English hostesse, {{der|en|frm|hostesse}} Middle French hostesse, {{der|en|fro|ostesce}} Old French ostesce Head templates: {{en-verb}} hostess (third-person singular simple present hostesses, present participle hostessing, simple past and past participle hostessed)
  1. To host, as a woman.
    Sense id: en-hostess-en-verb-am~ynOAx

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /ˈɔ.stes/
Rhymes: -ɔstes Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from English hostess. Etymology templates: {{ubor|it|en|hostess}} Unadapted borrowing from English hostess Head templates: {{it-noun|f|#}} hostess f (invariable)
  1. stewardess Tags: feminine, invariable
    Sense id: en-hostess-it-noun-B23f~P0- Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "여주인"
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          "sense": "female innkeeper",
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "female innkeeper",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "karczmarka"
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        {
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "female innkeeper",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "oberżystka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "21 65 2 13",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "female innkeeper",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "szynkarka"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "xozjájka",
          "sense": "female innkeeper",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "хозя́йка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "21 65 2 13",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "female innkeeper",
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          "word": "värdinna"
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɔ.stes/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔstes"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hostess"
}

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