hostess Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a woman host
  2. noun a woman innkeeper
  3. noun a woman steward on an airplane
    air hostess; stewardess.
  4. verb be the host of or for
    host.
    • We hosted 4 couples last night

WordNet

Host"ess noun
Etymology
OE. hostesse, ostesse. See Host a landlord.
Definitions
  1. A female host; a woman who hospitably entertains guests at her house. Shak.
  2. A woman who entertains guests for compensation; a female innkeeper. Shak.

Webster 1913