noun
stewardess, flight attendant
B1
Female flight attendant; stewardess. German noun feminine (die Stewardess) with plural Stewardessen. Declension: nominative/accusative plural 'die Stewardessen', genitive plural 'der Stewardessen', dative plural 'den Stewardessen'. Modern alternatives exist (Flugbegleiterin), but 'Stewardess' is common. Plural formation is loanword-derived and follows -en declension patterns.
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Die ältere Dame dankte der Stewardess, als das Flugzeug landete, weil sie frierend wirkte.
The elderly lady thanked the stewardess when the plane landed because she seemed to be cold.
Früher nannte man weibliche Flugbegleiterinnen oft Stewardessen.
In the past, female flight attendants were often called stewardesses.
Die Stewardess erklärte die Sicherheitsvorkehrungen.
The flight attendant explained the safety procedures.
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Picture a female cabin crew member in uniform serving drinks on a plane
stewardess is identical to English 'stewardess'
die — imagine a female crew member (feminine image)
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Stewardess is a gender-specific term; nowadays 'Flugbegleiterin' (female) or 'Flugbegleiter/Flight attendant' (gender-neutral) are commonly used.