Hostess

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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