stewardess

American  

[stoo-er-dis, styoo-] / ˈstu ər dɪs, ˈstyu- /

noun

1. a woman flight attendant.

2. a woman who attends to the comfort of passengers on a ship, train, or bus.

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stewardess British  

/ ˈstjʊədɪs, ˌstjʊəˈdɛs /

noun

1. a woman who performs a steward's job on an aircraft or ship

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Gender

See -ess.

Etymology

Origin of stewardess

1625–35 for earlier sense “female steward”; 1930–35 stewardess for def. 1; steward + -ess

Example Sentences

She said: "I think I ordered some wine from the stewardess and I made a funny face because it wasn't a very good wine."

From BBC

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

Other stewardesses and I laugh about how lucky we were to be in the industry at that time.

From New York Times

The pilot made everyone sit down, even the stewardesses.

From Literature

A stewardess came over and gave them each a mug of warm milk.

From Literature

Related Words

• flight attendant
• hostess
• waiter
• waitress