flight attendant
English
Noun
flight attendant (plural flight attendants)
- A member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers.
- Synonyms: (usually male) steward, cabin attendant
Usage notes
The term flight attendant started to replace the older, gender-specific term stewardess in the US during the 1980s, following the Wilson v. Southwest Airlines Co. court decision which banned discrimination of male flight attendants, and is now preferred in Western countries due to its gender-neutral nature.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- (male): steward; air host; coffee moffie (South African, pejorative, slang)
- (female): stewardess; air hostess; sky girl (slang); hostie (Australian, slang); cart tart (pejorative, slang); trolley dolly (pejorative, slang)
- (female or effeminate male): trolley dolly (pejorative, slang)
Translations
member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers
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