/'həʊstɪs; `hostɪs/ n
1 woman who receives and entertains one or more other people as guests （待客的）女主人.
2 woman employed to welcome and entertain people at a night-club, etc, or to provide information at an exhibition, etc （夜总会等的）女招待; （展览会等的）女解说员.
3 = air-hostess (air1).
4 female compere of a television programme, etc （电视节目等的）女主持人. Cf 参看 host 2.

n[C]
a woman at a party, meal etc who has invited all the guests and provides them with food, drink etc
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a woman who introduces and talks to the guests on a television or radio show
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a woman who shows people to seats in a restaurant in the US
a woman whose job is to entertain men at a nightclub