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flight attendant

flight at·tend·ant
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [flahyt uh-ten-duh nt]
    • /flaɪt əˈtɛn dənt/
    • /flaɪt əˈten.dənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flahyt uh-ten-duh nt]
    • /flaɪt əˈtɛn dənt/

Definitions of flight attendant words

  • noun flight attendant an airline employee who serves meals, attends to passengers' comfort, etc., during a flight. 1
  • noun flight attendant air steward, hostess 1
  • countable noun flight attendant On an aeroplane, the flight attendants are the people whose job is to look after the passengers and serve their meals. 0
  • noun flight attendant a person who attends to the needs of passengers on a commercial flight 0
  • noun flight attendant an attendant on an airplane, employed to look after the passengers' comfort and safety 0
See all 5 definitions of flight attendant

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Origin of flight attendant

First appearance:

before 1955
One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60

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Parts of speech for Flight attendant

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Flight attendant

flight attendant popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for flight attendant

noun flight attendant

  • hostess — a woman who receives and entertains guests in her own home or elsewhere.
  • purser — an officer on a ship who handles financial accounts and various documents relating to the ship and who keeps money and valuables for passengers.
  • stew — to cook (food) by simmering or slow boiling.
  • steward — a person who manages another's property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or others.
  • stewardess — a woman flight attendant.
All 7 Synonyms of flight attendant

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