stewardess
Americannoun
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a woman flight attendant.
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a woman who attends to the comfort of passengers on a ship, train, or bus.
noun
Gender
See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of stewardess
1625–35 for earlier sense “female steward”; 1930–35 stewardess for def. 1; steward + -ess
Example Sentences
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On an airplane, recently, she noticed that when the stewardess came around offering coffee and tea, a surprising number of adults opted for hot chocolate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
A fur coat owned by a first-class stewardess sold by them for £150,000 in 2017.
From BBC • Nov. 12, 2023
David Zucker: My favorite has always been when the stewardess says, "I've never been so scared, and besides, I am 26 and I'm not married."
From Salon • Oct. 3, 2023
“The head stewardess was actually having trouble breathing at some point,” another passenger, Greg Everett, said.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023
The stewardess smiled, then glanced down at my sleeping mother.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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