stewardess
noun
stew·ard·ess
ˈstü-ər-dəs 
ˈstyü-;
ˈst(y)u̇r-dəs
: a woman who performs the duties of a steward
especially
: one who attends passengers (as on an airplane)
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Paris has been a sole stewardess in Perth, and Sunny is immediately worried about Ben being into the pretty new girl who’s also a fellow Australian.
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Emma Soren, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
In her inaugural season as chief stewardess, Below Deck: Mediterranean star Tumi Mhlongo made Bravo history.
—Jazmine Denise Thompson, Essence, 13 Mar. 2024
As chronicled on a recent episode, bosun Luke Jones was terminated after entering the bed of an unconscious castmate while Jones was naked, and second stewardess Laura Bileskalne was axed after making multiple unwanted advances toward a castmate.
—Wesley Stenzel and Oliver Gettell, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2023
James had a stewardess friend working for the British Overseas Airways Corp. bring him a copy of the disc on her next flight to Dulles.
—Glenn Frankel, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2024
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Emma Soren, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
In her inaugural season as chief stewardess, Below Deck: Mediterranean star Tumi Mhlongo made Bravo history.
—Jazmine Denise Thompson, Essence, 13 Mar. 2024
As chronicled on a recent episode, bosun Luke Jones was terminated after entering the bed of an unconscious castmate while Jones was naked, and second stewardess Laura Bileskalne was axed after making multiple unwanted advances toward a castmate.
—Wesley Stenzel and Oliver Gettell, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2023
James had a stewardess friend working for the British Overseas Airways Corp. bring him a copy of the disc on her next flight to Dulles.
—Glenn Frankel, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2024
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stewardess
noun
stew·ard·ess
ˈst(y)ü-ərd-əs
ˈst(y)u̇(-ə)rd-
: a woman who does the job of a steward
especially
: one who attends the needs of passengers (as on an airplane)
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