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air hostess

British  

noun

  1. Gender-neutral form: flight attendant.  a stewardess on an airliner

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The 72-year-old said he had been hugely surprised to have his directorial debut, which stars his daughter Ella Bleu as an air hostess, accepted at the world's most prestigious film festival.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

Middleton, raised in the picturesque village of Bucklebury, springs from what Brown delicately terms “unexalted origins,” which basically means her mother Carole was an air hostess.

From Washington Post Apr. 23, 2022

Having appealed for more information, he was contacted by an air hostess who remembered taking Monolulu on a flight to Paris, who said that he'd had a Danish passport.

From BBC Oct. 30, 2020

Limited Options for Airline Check-In Back when air travel was new and glamorous, the check-in desk, where an elegant air hostess would greet you, was a delightful way to start your journey.

From New York Times May 7, 2013

Her mother used to be an air hostess and now runs a party goods firm.

From The Guardian Aug. 28, 2010

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