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hostesse

hostesse is the obsolete spelling of hostess.

Meaning of hostess

Noun

hostess (plural hostesses)

  1. A female host.
    • The host and hostess greeted their guests at the door.
  2. A female innkeeper.
  3. Stewardess: a woman steward on an airplane.
  4. A bar hostess or bargirl; a paid female companion offering conversation and in some cases sex.
  5. (Philippines) A female prostitute.

See all 6 meanings of hostess

Forms of hostesse

pluralhostesses

Questions about hostesse

What is hostesse the obsolete spelling of?
Hostesse is the obsolete spelling of hostess.

Words near hostesse in the dictionary

  1. hostess trolleys
  2. hostess trollies
  3. hostess with the mostess
  4. hostess with the mostest
  5. hostess-ship
  6. hostesse
  7. hostessed
  8. hostesses
  9. hostesses with the mostesses
  10. hostessing
  11. hostessship

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hostesse (page history and authors); hostess (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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