stewardess

noun

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as in steward

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Recent Examples of stewardess Hartman also appeared in Dunkirk as a stewardess. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026 Passengers can even identify their rank by the color of their uniform for stewardesses, or for stewards, by the color of their tie. — Scott Laird, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026 Lee helped convict a Connecticut airline pilot accused of carving up his stewardess wife with a chainsaw and running the pieces through a wood chipper. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026 In the film, Tess (Minj) and DeeDee (Jujubee) are train stewardesses who work aboard the glitzy Glamazonian Express. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stewardess
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steward
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  • Stewart and Wilson have been the co-stewards of this era of USA Basketball, but the New York Liberty superstar is the only one in Berlin.
    — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Taylor Swift’s love of historical homes Swift has proven to be a careful steward of architectural history.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
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“Stewardess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stewardess. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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