stewardess

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stewardess

/ˈstu.ɚ.dɪs/ US
/ˈstʊɹ.dɪs/ US
/stjuː.əˈdɛs/ UK
/ˈstjuː.ə.dɛs/ UK
/ˈstjuː.ə.dɪs/ UK
/ˈstjʊə.dɪs/ UK

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noun stewardesses · stewardii

dated A female flight attendant (a member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers).
A woman who works at housekeeping and passenger service aboard a ship, yacht, or other type of boat that carries passengers. She usually rang for the stewardess early, but this morning of course there had been no ring. The stewardess had gone in all the same about eight o'clock and found the cabin empty.
A female steward (any sense). The stewardess, principal inspector of the cow stable and the butter establishment, was indeed with the young lady, who had just entered the yard.

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noun female flight attendant

Español	aeromoza, azafata
한국어	스튜어디스 seutyueodiseu
日本語	スチュワーデス suchuwādesu, キャビンアテンダント kyabin atendanto
中文	空中小姐 kōngzhōng xiǎojiě, 空姐 kōngjiě, 空乘 unisex
हिन्दी	परिचारिका paricārikā
Português	aeromoça, hospedeira de bordo
Français	hôtesse de l'air, agente de bord, stewardess
Deutsch	Flugbegleiterin, Stewardess, Stewardeß
Ελληνικά	αεροσυνοδός aerosynodós
Română	stewardesă, ospătară
Русский	стюарде́сса stjuardɛ́ssa, стюарде́сса stjuardéssa, бортпроводни́ца bortprovodníca
العربية	مُضِيفَةْ طَيَرَان muḍīfat ṭayarān, مُضِيفَة muḍīfa, مُضِيفَة جَوِّيَّة muḍīfa jawwiyya
עברית	דַיֶלֶת \ דיילת dayélet

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@misc{stewardess_2026,
  title = {stewardess},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stewardess},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}