- Hostess
- Hos|t`ess[auch 'hɔ...], die; -, -en <engl.> ([sprachkundige] Begleiterin, Betreuerin [auf 2Messen, in Hotels o. Ä.]; verhüllend auch für Prostituierte)
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Hostess
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hostess — ship, n. /hoh stis/, n. 1. a woman who receives and entertains guests in her own home or elsewhere. 2. a woman employed in a restaurant or place of amusement to receive, seat, or assist patrons. 3. a woman who acts as master of ceremonies,… … Universalium
Hostess — may refer to: *Hostess (brand), a line of snack foods *Hostess (short story), a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov *Maître d , in this case a female Maître d *Bargirl, a paid, female companion offering conversation and in some cases sex… … Wikipedia
Hostess — Hostess: Das Fremdwort wurde im 20. Jh. aus engl. hostess »Stewardess; Begleiterin, Betreuerin, Führerin (auf Ausstellungen)«, eigentlich »Gastgeberin«, entlehnt. Engl. hostess geht auf afrz. ‹h›ostesse (frz. hôtesse) zurück, eine Femininbildung… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
hostess — [hōs′tis] n. [ME < OFr hostesse, fem. of hoste, HOST2] 1. a woman who entertains guests either at home or elsewhere; sometimes, the wife of a host 2. a woman innkeeper or the wife of an innkeeper 3. a) a woman whose work is seeing that guests… … English World dictionary
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hostess — / həʊstis/, it. / ɔstes/ s. ingl. [dal fr. ant. (h )ostesse ], usato in ital. al femm. 1. (prof.) a. (aeron.) [impiegata delle compagnie aeree, delle navi di linea, dei pullman di gran turismo e sim. addetta alla cura dei passeggeri]… … Enciclopedia Italiana
hostess — late 13c., woman who keeps an inn or public hotel, from HOST (Cf. host) (1) + ESS (Cf. ess), or from O.Fr. hostesse (Mod.Fr. hôtesse). Meaning woman who presides at a dinner party, etc. recorded by 1822. Also used mid 20c. in sense female who… … Etymology dictionary
hostess — /ˈostes, ingl. ˈhəustɪs/ [ant. fr. hostesse, da hoste «ospite»] s. f. inv. 1. (di aereo) assistente di volo, stewardess (ingl.) 2. (est.) guida turistica □ (in congressi, fiere, ecc.) accompagnatrice, assistente, standista … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
hostess — ► NOUN 1) a female host. 2) a woman employed to welcome and entertain customers at a nightclub or bar. 3) a stewardess on an aircraft, train, etc … English terms dictionary
hostess — n. 1) an air (BE), airline (AE) hostess 2) a dance hall; nightclub hostess USAGE NOTE: The term flight attendant has almost completely replaced air hostess and airline hostess. * * * [ həʊstɪs] airline (AE) hostess nightclub hostess (USAGE NOTE:… … Combinatory dictionary
Hostess — Messehostessen des Reifenherstellers Pirelli auf einer Automobilmesse … Deutsch Wikipedia
