hostress
hostress noun: a female host.
Noun
hostress (plural hostresses)
- A female host.
- By this time, mine hostress set before us our dish of herrings, which, with oatmeal cakes, potatoes, and buttermilk, furnished one of the heartiest dinners I ever ate;1802, Samuel Jackson Pratt, Gleanings Through Wales, Holland, and Westphalia, volume 1, page 64
- To the health, happiness and longevity of His Excellency Marshal Kim Il-song and of Madame Kim Il-song, to the health of the esteemed Korean hosts and hostresses, to the health of His Excellency Minister Abdelaziz Bouteflika and other Algerian personages, to the health of the honourable members of...1971, Daily report: Asia & Pacific
- Synonyms:
- hostess
Synonyms of hostress
Forms of hostress
| plural | hostresses |
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Origin of hostress
From Middle English hoostresse; equivalent to host + -ress.
Questions about hostress
- What does hostress mean?
- Hostress means a female host.
- What part of speech is hostress?
- Hostress is a noun.
- What is the plural of hostress?
- The plural of hostress is hostresses.
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