hostie
/ˈhəʊsti/noun (plural hosties) Australian /NZ informal
A female flight attendant: an enraged hostie pushing a large trolley...
- The service: Pleasant and friendly but I almost had to hunt the hostie down to get a second glass of wine.
- Even when I'm dozing, I'm usually aware of crew members occasionally strolling down the aisle, but ages go by without a single hostie appearing.
- Flew to Atlanta from JNB recently on a stealth Delta 777, and spent nearly 15 hours in darkness, no IFE, no reading lights, no hostie call, no crew sympathy.
Origin
1950s: abbreviation of air hostess.