stewardess
See also: Stewardess and Stewardeß
English
Etymology
From steward + -ess (feminine suffix).
Pronunciation
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Audio (UK): (file) Audio (UK): (file) - 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).
Usage notes
This term is still commonly used in Singapore and Malaysia, but is now dated and considered sexist language in the United States.
Synonyms
(female):
- air hostess
- air stewardess
- cart tart (pejorative, slang)
- flight hostess
- flight stewardess
- hostie (Australian English slang)
- sky girl (slang)
- sky waitress
- trolley dolly (pejorative, slang)
Hypernyms
(gender-neutral):
Coordinate terms
(male):
Translations
female flight attendant
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See also
- air nurse, flight nurse (obsolete form for air stewardess, from when medical qualifications were needed)
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English stewardess.
Pronunciation
Noun
stewardess f (plural stewardessen, masculine steward)
- stewardess, air hostess
- Synonyms: hofmeesteres, luchtgastvrouw, luchtwaardin
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