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STEWARDESS

\stjˈuːədˌɛs], \stjˈuːədˌɛs], \s_t_j_ˈuː_ə_d_ˌɛ_s]\

Definitions of STEWARDESS

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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Woman who attends to ladies on shipboard.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

A woman who attends females travelling by sea.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. A female waiter on ship-board.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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