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stewardess

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌstjuːərˈdɛs/, /ˈstjuːərdəs/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈstuɚdɪs, ˈstju-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sto̅o̅′ər dis, styo̅o̅′-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
stew•ard•ess /ˈstuɚdɪs, ˈstyu-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Pronounsa woman who acts or serves as a steward, esp. a flight attendant.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
stew•ard•ess  (sto̅o̅′ər dis, styo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Pronounsa woman flight attendant.
  2. a woman who attends to the comfort of passengers on a ship, train, or bus.
  • 1625–35 for earlier sense "female steward''; 1930–35 for def. 1; steward + -ess
    See -ess. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stewardess /ˈstjʊədɪs; ˌstjʊəˈdɛs/ n
  1. a woman who performs a steward's job on an aircraft or ship
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