hostess
/ˈhoʊstɪs/ noun C1- 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.
Plural hostesses
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He neither rode nor shot, but spent his days in wandering round the old village with his pipe in his mouth, or in driving with his host, or in his absence with his hostess, over the beautiful countryside.
While the waiter was preparing his room, the hostess arose; Andrea assumed his most charming smile, and asked if he could have No.
Andrea appeared in despair, but consoled himself when the hostess assured him that No.
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