Stewardess
['stjuːədɪs;,stjuːə'des] or ['stjʊədɪs]
Definition
(n.) A female steward; specifically, a woman employed in passenger vessels to attend to the wants of female passengers.
Typed by Eliza
Examples
- The stewardess talked all night; not to me but to the young stewardher son and her very picture. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Boisterous was the welcome given by the stewardess to the Watsonsand great was the bustle made in their honour. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The Watsons, who were very sick too, and on whom the stewardess attended with shameless partiality, were stoics compared with her. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Not just yet, honey, said the stewardess. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- No, I leave that to Mr Crispin, so you can still take service under him, and make Zoe stewardess. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I shall go below; and won't I order about that fat odious stewardess! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
Typist: Paul