hostess

 
Pronunciation: /ˈhəʊstɪs, -ɛs, həʊˈstɛs/

noun

  • a woman who receives or entertains guests: the perfect dinner-party hostess
  • a woman employed to welcome and entertain customers at a nightclub or bar.
  • a stewardess on an aircraft, train, etc..
  • a woman who presents a television or radio programme: a game-show hostess

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French (h)ostesse, feminine of (h)oste (see host1)