What does hostress mean?
Hostress means A female host..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A female host..
By this time, mine hostress set before us our dish of herrings, which, with oatmeal cakes, potatoes, and buttermilk, furnished one of the heartiest dinners I ever ate;
To the health, happiness and longevity of His Excellency Marshal Kim Il-song and of Madame Kim Il-song, to the health of the esteemed Korean hosts and hostresses, to the health of His Excellency Minister Abdelaziz Bouteflika and other Algerian personages, to the health of the honourable members of the corps and their wives;
The host and hostress sat at the side — Colonel Hamilton or some other member of the military family usually took the head of the table.
Use hostress when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hostress means A female host..
Common synonyms include hostess.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
By this time, mine hostress set before us our dish of herrings, which, with oatmeal cakes, potatoes, and buttermilk, furnished one of the heartiest dinners I ever ate;
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