stewardesses

Noun

stewardess (plural stewardesses or (humorous, nonstandard) stewardii)

1. (dated) A female flight attendant (a member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers).
2. A woman who works at housekeeping and passenger service aboard a ship, yacht, or other type of boat that carries passengers.
   • She usually rang for the stewardess early, but this morning of course there had been no ring. The stewardess had gone in all the same about eight o'clock and found the cabin empty.1888 September, Henry James, “The Patagonia”, in The English Illustrated Magazine, volume 5, page 782
3. A female steward (any sense).
   • The stewardess, principal inspector of the cow stable and the butter establishment, was indeed with the young lady, who had just entered the yard.1898, Luise Mühlbach, The Reign of the Great Elector, page 105