HOSTESS

I. noun Date: 14th century a woman who entertains socially, 2. a woman in charge of a public dining room who seats diners, a female employee on a public conveyance (as an airplane) who manages the provisioning of food and attends passengers, a woman who acts as a partner or companion to male patrons in a dance hall or bar, II. verb Date: 1927 intransitive verb to act as ~, transitive verb to serve as ~ to