stewardessn.
/stjuːəˈdɛs/, /stʃuːəˈdɛs/, /ˈstjuːədᵻs/, /ˈstʃuːədᵻs/, U.S. /ˈst(j)uərdəs/ a. A female who performs the duties of a steward; also figurative.
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society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > steward or bailiff in charge of another's property > female
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1631 J. Mabbe tr. F. de Rojas Spanish Bawd xxi. 198 O variable fortune..thou Ministresse and high Stewardesse of all temporal happinesse.
1827 T. Carlyle tr. J. P. F. Richter in German Romance III. 212 She was his..Castle-Stewardess.
1865 W. E. Gladstone Let. 16 Apr. in J. Morley Life Gladstone (1903) II. v. x. 160 Her [sc. the church's] high office as stewardess of divine truth.
b. A female attendant on a ship whose duty it is to wait on the women passengers.
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society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > servants attendants
cabin boy1726
mess boy1813
steward1836
stewardess1837
peggy1902
mess1927
winger1929
1837 H. Martineau Society in Amer. II. 2 Mrs. F. and I were the only ladies on board; and there was no stewardess.
1885 Times 21 Sept. 10/1 There were five females among the passengers, including the stewardess.
c. A female attendant on a passenger aircraft who attends to the needs and comfort of the passengers; = air hostess n. at air n.1 Compounds 2. Also, a similar attendant on other kinds of passenger transport.
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the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > server of food > steward or stewardess
steward1906
stewardess1931
stew1970
society > travel > air or space travel > people who fly in aircraft or spacecraft > [noun] > crew of aircraft or spacecraft > aircraft cabin crew > members of
air steward1922
air hostess1931
steward1931
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airline stewardess1933
air stewardess1936
hostess1936
airline steward1937
flight attendant1947
hostie1960
1931 United Airlines News Aug. 5/2 (caption) Uniformed stewardesses employed on the Chicago-San Diego divisions of United. The picture shows the original group of stewardesses employed.
1937 Sun (Baltimore) 22 Apr. 6/1 (advt.) America's first railroad adds another to its long list of firsts... A uniformed Stewardess who is also a graduate nurse! She looks after your comfort en route [etc.].
1958 ‘J. Castle’ & A. Hailey Flight into Danger i. 12 He ducked into the aircraft..joined shortly by a stewardess..who smiled at him and made fast the door.
1968 M. Woodhouse Rock Baby x. 104 The stewardess announced our landing.
1978 R. Ludlum Holcroft Covenant iii. 40 In two chairs against the wall sat the captain of the 747 and the stewardess assigned to its first-class lounge.
1981 Christian Sci. Monitor 28 July 6/1 Rooms at the St. James's club, a luxury bus with two stewardesses, and a special room overlooking the Strand.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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