Cohostess

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A female cohost.

    "Julia Meade assisted Ed as cohostess and chief product seller during and for a while after his Toast of the Town years."

Verb
  1. 1
    Of a woman: To act as a joint host. rare

    "Erna had dragooned a reluctant Frau Ostlinger into cohostessing a lavish party at the consulate for the children of all the more prominent German-American families in New York."

Example

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"Julia Meade assisted Ed as cohostess and chief product seller during and for a while after his Toast of the Town years."

Etymology

From co- + hostess.

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