Hostess

Definitions

1. A female host.
2. A female innkeeper.
3. Stewardess: a woman steward on an airplane.
4. A bar hostess or bargirl; a paid female companion offering conversation and in some cases sex.
5. A female prostitute.
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Equivalents

Examples

“The host⟳ and hostess greeted their guests at the door.”

“The [Washington] Post's proprietor through those turbulent [Watergate] days, Katharine Graham, held a double⟳ place⟳ in Washington’s hierarchy: at once regal Georgetown hostess and scrappy newshound, ready to hold⟳ the establishment to account.”

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