hostess

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

hostess
    n 1: a woman host
    2: a woman innkeeper
    3: a woman steward on an airplane [syn: {stewardess}, {air
       hostess}, {hostess}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hostess \Host"ess\, n. [OE. hostesse, ostesse. See {Host} a
   landlord.]
   1. A female host; a woman who hospitably entertains guests at
      her house. --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A woman who entertains guests for compensation; a female
      innkeeper. --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]