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
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1. Betreuerin, Begleiterin, Führerin in Ausstellungen2. weibl. Person, die Auskünfte erteilt3. 〈verhüllend〉 Bardame, Prostituierte [Etym.: engl., »Wirtin, Gastgeberin« <afrz. (h)ostesse (nfrz. hôtesse), Fem. zu (h)oste(nfrz. hôte) »Gastgeber« <lat. hospes »Gastfreund«]Hostess: (Laut-Buchstaben-Zuordnung) Die im Deutschen übliche Kennzeichnung eines kurzen Vokals durch Verdoppelung des Folgekonsonanten wird auch auf Fremdwörter angewendet.Nach kurzem Vokal wird daher auch bei Fremdwörtern der Buchstabe »ß« künftig durch die Schreibung »ss« ersetzt (→a. s. Dress; Fitness).