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# hostess

«hostess» in Mova's school dictionary: **A woman who invites guests and looks after them at a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a hostess, hostesses)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A woman who invites guests and looks after them at a party or in her home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostess/#m1)

2) A woman who greets people in a restaurant or presents a show. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostess/#m2)

3) (old use) A woman who looks after passengers on a plane — today called a flight attendant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostess/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and everyday life: «She was a kind hostess.» In restaurants a hostess shows you to your table. Game shows have a host or hostess. Today many people use «host» for any gender.

### examples

- Mum was the hostess of the birthday party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostess/#x1)
- The hostess showed us to our table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostess/#x2)
- A good hostess makes sure everyone has a drink. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostess/#x3)
- The hostess of the quiz show read the questions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostess/#x4)
- Thank the hostess when you leave. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostess/#x5)
- My nan is a wonderful hostess at Christmas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostess/#x6)
- "Our good hostess has made kings of us all," said one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostess/#x7)

### note

Plural: hostesses. Male form: host. Today «host» is often used for women too, and «air hostess» is old — say «flight attendant».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «hostess» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostess/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.