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)

Examples of stewardess in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Both of her parents worked for the now-defunct pan-African airline Air Afrique—her father as a pilot and her mother as a stewardess, which afforded Diouf the chance to travel widely from a young age. —Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 30 June 2025

The air stewardess had to squeeze sideways past rows of oil-rig workers with puffy Arctic coats. —James Rebanks june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025

For Albert personally, Palmero arranged for the purchase of an $8 million apartment in Knightsbridge, a posh district of London, to house Nicole Coste, a former airline stewardess with whom Albert fathered a son before he was married, the Times reported. —Martha Ross, Mercury News, 18 June 2025

Harry worked as a deckhand (and then lead deckhand), while Bri served as a stewardess and then a third stewardess. —Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1631, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

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)