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hostess

[hoh-stis] / ˈhoʊ stɪs /


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The sisters’ mutual antagonism has a few clever beats, like when they bicker over who had the superior working-class restaurant job, Grace waiting tables or Faith as a hostess.

From Los Angeles Times

I should bring them a nice hostess gift; I should behave so charmingly that they later compliment me to my parents.

From Literature

“If there is a bomb, a war, so what?” said Aisha Katushabe, a Ugandan hostess at a Japanese restaurant in Dubai’s City Walk area, showing off her bravado.

From The Wall Street Journal

Susan Nasser works as a hostess, welcoming shoppers at the luxury Bicester Village outlet shopping centre and helping them find their way around.

From BBC

Believing Leah was overcome by the spirits, her hostess took her out into the yard for some fresh air.

From Literature