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Meaning of Hostess | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈhoʊstɪs

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.
    Philippines

Equivalents

Afrikaans gasvrou
العربية المضيّفة مضيفة
Беларуская гаспадыня
Dansk værtinde
Ελληνικά οικοδέσποινα
Gaeilge banóstach
हिन्दी आतिथेयी
Հայերեն տանտիրուհի
Bahasa Indonesia pramuria
Italiano hostess
ქართული მასპინძელი
Kurdî hostes
Latina hospita
Nederlands gastvrouw
Türkçe hostes konsomatris

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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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