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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HOSTESS, n. A female host; a woman who entertains guests at her house.
1. A woman who keeps an inn.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Date: 14th century 1. a woman who entertains socially 2. a. a woman in charge of a public dining room who seats diners b. a female employee on a public conveyance (as an airplane) who manages the provisioning of food and attends passengers c. a woman who acts as a partner or companion to male patrons in a dance hall or bar II. verb Date: 1927 intransitive verb to act as hostess transitive verb to serve as hostess to

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a woman who receives or entertains a guest. 2 a woman employed to welcome and entertain customers at a nightclub etc. 3 a stewardess on an aircraft, train, etc. (air hostess). Etymology: ME f. OF (h)ostesse (as HOST(2))

Webster's 1913 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. 2. A woman who entertains guests for compensation; a female innkeeper. --Shak.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(hostesses) 1. The hostess at a party is the woman who has invited the guests and provides the food, drink, or entertainment. The hostess introduced them... N-COUNT 2. A hostess at a night club or dance hall is a woman who is paid by a man to be with him for the evening. N-COUNT