stewardess
See also: Stewardess
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈstu.ɚ.dɪs/, /ˈstʊɹ.dɪs/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /stjuː.əˈdɛs/, /ˈstjuː.ə.dɛs/, /ˈstjuː.ə.dɪs/, /ˈstjʊə.dɪs/
- Hyphenation: stew‧ard‧ess
Noun
stewardess (plural stewardesses, masculine steward)
- A female flight attendant (a member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers).
- Synonym: steward (male)
Synonyms
- air host (female)
- air steward (female)
- cart tart (pejorative, slang)
- flight host (female)
- flight steward (female)
- hostie (Australia, slang)
- sky girl (slang)
- trolley dolly (pejorative, slang)
- air hostess
- air stewardess
- flight hostess
- flight stewardess
Hypernyms
- air attendant (male and female)
- air host (male and female)
- air steward (male and female)
- flight attendant (male and female)
- flight host (male and female)
- flight steward (male and female)
- steward (male and female)
Coordinate terms
- air host (male)
- air steward (male)
- flight host (male)
- flight steward (male)
- steward (male)
Translations
female flight attendant
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See also
- flight nurse (obsolete form for air stewardess, from when medical qualifications were needed)
- air nurse (obsolete form for air stewardess, from when medical qualifications were needed)
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English stewardess.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsty.ʋɑrˈdɛs/, /ˌsti.ʋɑrˈdɛs/
- Hyphenation: ste‧war‧dess
- Rhymes: -ɛs
Noun
stewardess f (plural stewardessen)
- stewardess, air hostess
- Synonyms: hofmeesteres, luchtgastvrouw, luchtwaardin
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