English
Noun
en-noun|sg=flight attendant
- A member of the crew (staff) of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers.
Usage notes
The term flight attendant is somewhat less common than the older, gender-specific term stewardess, but is often preferred due to its gender-neutral nature. Another common approach is to treat steward (or, for clarity's sake, a construction such as air steward or flight steward) as a gender-neutral term.
Synonyms
air hostess italbrac|a woman
cart tart italbrac|slang; a woman
coffee moffie italbrac|South African pejorative slang; used of a gay or effeminate man
steward
stewardess italbrac|a woman
trolley dolly italbrac|slang; used of a woman and also of a gay or effeminate man
pl:flight attendant
ru:flight attendant
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