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hostresses

hostresses is the plural of hostress.

Meaning of hostress

Noun

hostress (plural hostresses)

  1. (dated) 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
    Synonyms:
    hostess

Questions about hostresses

What is hostresses the plural of?
Hostresses is the plural of hostress.

Words near hostresses in the dictionary

  1. hostoria
  2. hostorium
  3. hostplant
  4. hostplants
  5. hostress
  6. hostresses
  7. hostries
  8. hostrock
  9. hostrocks
  10. hostry
  11. hostryinge

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