different between busgirl vs hostess

English

Etymology

bus +? girl

Noun

busgirl (plural busgirls)

1. (US) A female busser; one who clears plates from and cleans tables; one who buses

See also

• busser

English

Etymology

From Middle English hostesse, from Middle French hostesse, from Old French ostesce, made up of oste (“host”) + -esce (“feminine marker”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ho?st?s/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h??st?s/
• Hyphenation: host?ess

Noun

hostess (plural hostesses, masculine host)

1. A female host.
2. A female innkeeper.
3. Stewardess: a woman steward on an airplane.
4. A bar hostess or bargirl; a paid female companion offering conversation and in some cases sex.

Synonyms

• hostress (dated)

Derived terms

• hostess trolley

Translations

Verb

hostess (third-person singular simple present hostesses, present participle hostessing, simple past and past participle hostessed)

1. To host, as a woman.
   • 1975, The Arrow of Pi Beta Phi (volume 92, issue 2, page 69)

     Later in January, the alum club hostessed the initiation brunch at the Pi Beta Phi chapter house. It was thrilling to see so many girls with such enthusiasm!