flight attendant

noun

1. an airline employee who serves meals, attends to passengers' comfort, etc., during a flight.

flight attendant

noun

1. a person who attends to the needs of passengers on a commercial flight

Word History and Origins

Origin of flight attendant¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

In the attack on the Spirit plane, a flight attendant suffered minor injuries but no passengers were hurt.

From BBC

I had a young flight attendant, a gentleman, come up to me and say, “This movie made me look at what I was doing, the dieting and all these things, and I realized I just had to stop, go down a completely different path and be more kind to myself.”

From Los Angeles Times

A flight attendant suffered minor injuries, the airline said in a statement, adding that no passengers were hurt.

From BBC

He wore a Dodgers T-shirt and a flight attendant asked him if he’d watched the walk-off home run.

From Los Angeles Times

The flight attendant jumped on the plane’s public address system and announced Zachary’s great fortune to the other passengers.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• hostess
• stewardess