STEWARDESS


Meaning of STEWARDESS in English

stew ‧ ard ‧ ess /ˈstjuːədəs, ˈstjuːədɪs $ ˈstuːərd-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

a woman whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane or ship ⇨ flight attendant

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THESAURUS

■ people on a plane

▪ pilot someone who operates the controls of a plane:

an airline pilot

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He has a pilot’s licence.

▪ co-pilot a pilot who shares the control of a plane with the main pilot:

The pilot became ill, and the co-pilot had to land the plane.

▪ captain the pilot who is in charge of an aircraft:

This is your captain speaking. We will be arriving at Gatwick Airport in approximately 10 minutes.

▪ the flight crew all the people who work on a plane during a flight:

The flight crew asked for permission to land at Chicago’s O'Hare International Airport.

▪ the cabin crew the people whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane:

The cabin crew will be serving drinks shortly.

▪ flight attendant someone whose job is to serve food and drink to passengers on a plane:

The flight attendant told him to go back to his seat.

▪ steward/stewardess a man/woman whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane:

I asked the stewardess if I could have a blanket.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.