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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Paige Bell, a stewardess from Johannesburg, was identified as the victim by her family on social media.
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Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
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
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Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
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
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“Stewardess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stewardess. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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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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