[host.ess] n (14c) 1: a woman who entertains socially
2. a: a woman in charge of a public dining room who seats diners b: a female employee on a public conveyance (as an airplane) who manages the provisioning of food and attends passengers c: a woman who acts as a dancing partner or companion to male patrons in a dance hall or bar
[2]hostess vi (1927): to act as hostess ~ vt: to serve as hostess to