What does "stewardess" mean?

A female flight attendant (a member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers).

Stewardess

Common synonyms include: air hostess, flight attendant, hostess, aerial photographer, air hostess, air stewardess.

//ˈstu.ɚ.dɪs// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
A female flight attendant (a member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers). dated
2
a woman steward on an airplane wordnet
3
A woman who works at housekeeping and passenger service aboard a ship, yacht, or other type of boat that carries passengers.
"She usually rang for the stewardess early, but this morning of course there had been no ring. The stewardess had gone in all the same about eight o'clock and found the cabin empty."
4
A female steward (any sense).
"The stewardess, principal inspector of the cow stable and the butter establishment, was indeed with the young lady, who had just entered the yard."