HOSTESS
\hˈə͡ʊstɛs], \hˈəʊstɛs], \h_ˈəʊ_s_t_ɛ_s]\
Definitions of HOSTESS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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A female host; a woman who hospitably entertains guests at her house.
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A woman who entertains guests for compensation; a female innkeeper.
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A female host; a woman who hospitably entertains guests at her house.
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A woman who entertains guests for compensation; a female innkeeper.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
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