Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dance hostess

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: dance host-ess
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman whose occupation is to dance with male clients for a price per dance.

Example Sentences

"Another of Broadway's most characteristic features is the dance hostess, who works in any one of the six or seven taxi-dance halls that occupy six or seven second floors in buildings on or near the Main Stem."

Inflected Forms

dance hostesses (plural)

Questions

What does dance hostess mean?: A woman whose occupation is to dance with male clients for a price per dance.

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