stew·ard·ess

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• stew|ard|ess — «STOO uhr dihs, STYOO », noun. 1. a woman employed on a ship or airplane to wait on passengers. 2. a woman steward …   Useful english dictionary

• ard — ard·ri; blink·ard; bri·ard; cow·ard·ice; cow·ard·li·ness; cow·ard·ness; croc·ard; dot·ard; drunk·ard; ech·ard; gris·ard; hap·haz·ard·ly; hap·haz·ard·ness; hap·haz·ard·ry; haz·ard·er; haz·ard·less; haz·ard·ous; haz·ard·ous·ly; haz·ard·ous·ness;… …   English syllables

• stew — stew; stew·ard·ess; stew·ard·ly; stew·ard·ship; stew·ards·man; stew·ar·tia; stew·art·ite; stew·art·ry; stew·art s; stew·art; stew·ard; stew·ard·ry; …   English syllables

• ess — farm·er·ess; fruit·er·ess; ghost·ess; gi·ant·ess; guard·i·an·ess; heir·ess; her·mit·ess; jew·ess; join·tur·ess; judg·ess; knav·ess; knight·ess; land·grav·ess; law·yer·ess; leop·ard·ess; li·on·ess; man·ag·er·ess; man·ess; mar·shal·ess; may·or·ess; …   English syllables

• stewardess — stew·ard·ess …   English syllables

• stewardess — stew•ard•ess [[t]ˈstu ər dɪs, ˈstyu [/t]] n. use a woman who acts or serves as a steward, esp. a flight attendant • Etymology: 1930–35 usage: See ess …   From formal English to slang

• stewardess — stew|ard|ess [ˈstju:ədıs US ˈstu:ərd ] n a woman whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane or ship →↑flight attendant …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• stewardess — stew|ard|ess [ stuərdəs ] noun count OLD FASHIONED a female FLIGHT ATTENDANT …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Stewardess — Stew ard*ess, n. A female steward; specifically, a woman employed in passenger vessels to attend to the wants of female passengers. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• stewardess — stew‧ard‧ess [ˈstjuːəds ǁ ˈstuːərd ] noun [countable] a woman who serves food and drinks to passengers on a plane or ship * * * stewardess UK US /ˈstjuːədes/ noun [C] TRANSPORT ► OLD FASHIONED a woman flight attendant …   Financial and business terms